Zora Neale Hurston parallels the porch to Janie’s expressions; how she feels both emotionally and physically in the different stages of Janie’s life in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston was born in Eatonville Florida, the same place where the novel takes place. Hurston was a feminist writer who wrote during the Harlem renaissance period. She has traveled to many places and her fictional and factual accounts of black heritage are unparalleled. She uses the main character, Janie, to illustrate the oppressions of women and express her views on how women were treated. In the beginning stages of the novel the porch scene is used frequently. Women of the town congregate on the porch in the evenings to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere and gossip. The porch is used to express comfort and well being. As a young child Janie is guided and comforted by her gr....

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