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Their Eyes were Watching the God nMediaadaptionsnAbouttheauthornPlotoverviewnMajorCharactersandin-depthanalysisnSymbolsnDifferencesbetweenmovieandbooknLinesfromthemovieMediaAdaptationsnTheir Eyes Were WatchingGodhasbeenrecordedoncassetteinanabridgedversionbyCaedmon.Thisrecording,whichcameoutin1991,wasperformedbyRubyDee.nIn1994,RecordedBooksproducedanunabridgedrecordingofthenovelonsoundcassette,readbyMicheleDeniseWoods.nThemovierightstothenovelareownedbyQuincyJonesandOprahWinfrey,althoughasof1997nofilmhadyetbeenmade.TheauthorZoraNealeHurstonn Zora Neale Hurston,oncethemostfamousblackAmericanwomanwriterandfolkloristofthe1920sand1930s,wasbornonJanuary7,1891,inAlabama.Hurstonwasthefifthofeightchildren,andwhileshewasstillayoungchild,herfamilymovedtoEatonville,Florida,thefirstall-blackincorporatedtownintheUnitedStates.Andherfather,JohnHurston,servedseveraltermsasmayor.HurstonslifeinEatonvilleandherextensiveanthropologicalresearchonruralblackfolkloregreatlyinfluencedherwriting.In1925,shemovedtoNewYorkandbecameasignificantfigureintheHarlemRenaissance.Ayearlater,she,LangstonHughes,andWallaceThurmanorganizedthejournalFire!,consideredoneofthedefiningpublicationsoftheera.TheauthorZoraNealeHurstonnHurstonscareerasanovelistpickedupinthe1930s.Herfirstnovel,Jonahs Gourd Vine,appearedin1934andbecameaBookoftheMonthClubselection.Thefollowingyear,shepublishedMules and Men,acollectionoffolktalesthatmixedanthropologyandfiction.ThisbookgainedherwidespreadrecognitionandhelpedherwinaGuggenheimfellowshiptostudyfolkloreintheWestIndies.BeforeleavingforHaiti,shefellinlovewithayoungerman.Whenhedemandedthatshegiveuphercareer,sheendedtheaffair,butwrotethenovelTheir Eyes Were Watching Godinsevenweeks,translatingtheirromanceintotherelationshipbetweenJanieandTeaCake.Thenovelappearedin1937tosomerecognitionandcontroversy,butitquicklyrecededfromthelimelightandwasnotacommercialsuccess.TheauthorZoraNealeHurstonnAlthoughshepublishedtwomorenovels,anotherbookoffolklore,anddozensofstories,Hurstonsliteraryreputationdwindledthroughoutthe1940sand50s.In1948shewaschargedwithcommittinganimmoralactwithatenyearoldboyandwaslaterabsolvedofthecrime,butthedamagetoherpublicreputationhadbeendone.nHurstonfeltthatshewasforeveroutcastfromtheAfricanAmericanliterarycommunityofHarlem,soshespenttherestofherlifeinFlorida,wheresheworkedvariousjobsandtriedtokeepherheadabovewaterfinancially.Whenshesufferedastrokein1959,shewascommittedtoawelfarehomewhereshediedpennilessin1960.Andshewasburiedinanunmarkedgrave.PlotoverviewTheir Eyes were Watching the GodnThemaincharacterisayoungwomannamedJanie.Sheis17atthestartofthestoryandlivingwithherelderlygrandmother,NannyCrawford.HergrandmotherhadbeenaslaveandwhentheEmancipationProclamationcamedown,Nannywalkedawaywithababyinherarms(Janiesmother)whohadbeenconceivedafterNannywasrapedbyawhiteman.WhenJaniesmotherwasayoungwoman,shewasalsorapedbyawhiteman,whichwashowJaniewasconceived.ShortlyafterJaniesbirth,hermotherranoffandJaniewasraisedbyhergrandmother.PlotoverviewTheir Eyes were Watching the God Jaines first marriagenWhenJaniesgrandmothercatchesherkissingano-goodyoungman,shedecidesitistimeforJanietobemarriedtoarespectablemannamedLogan Killickswhoisawealthybutunattractivefarmerandsomewhatofadud(没用的人)inJaniesopinion.Janieagreedtothemarriageinthefirstplacewasoutofasenseofdutyandobligationtohergrandmother.JanieandLoganareonlymarriedforaveryshorttimeandwhenJaniefinallyrealizesthatshecantfallinlovewithKillicks,sherunsawaywithasecondmannamedJody Starks.PlotoverviewTheir Eyes were Watching the God Jaines second marriagenStarks was also wealthy,handsome,charismatic,Janie was content in her marriage to him.Jody and Janie moved to Eatonville,FL,an all black town in Florida where Jody was quickly promoted to Mayor.Before too long,Starks became controlling,verbally abusive and even physically abusive to Janie.He forced her to keep her head covered so none of the other men in their neighborhood could admire her hair.He frequently scolded her,citing the reason a woman should do whatever her husband told her to do was because women were incapable of thinking for themselves.After 20 years of marriage,Starks dies due to kidney complications and Janie takes over running the store he had opened early in their marriage.MajorCharactersJanieMaeCrawfordnJanie Mae Crawford-Theprotagonistofthenovel.Janieisawomanbutdefiesgenderstereotypesbyinsistingonherindependenceandwearingoveralls(工作装).Behindrefusingtoobey,sheisacuriosityandconfidencethatdrivehertoexperiencetheworldandbecomeconsciousofherrelationtoit.PartofJaniesmaturityrestsinherabilitytorealizethatotherscrueltytowardherortheirinabilitytounderstandherstemsnotfrommalice(恶意)butfromtheirupbringingorlimitedperspective.MajorCharactersJanieMaeCrawfordnAlthoughTheir Eyes Were Watching GodrevolvesaroundJaniesthreemarriages,itisfirstandforemostastoryofJaniessearchforspiritualenlightenmentandastrongsenseofherownidentity.WhenwefirstandlastseeJanie,sheisalone.Thenovelisnotthestoryofherquestforapartnerbutratherthatofherquestforasecuresenseofindependence.Janiesdevelopmentalongthewaycanbechartedbystudyingheruseoflanguageandherrelationshiptoherownvoice.nAttheendofherjourney,JaniereturnstoEatonvilleasastrongandproudwoman,butatthebeginningofherstory,sheisunsureofwhosheisorhowshewantstolive.WhenshetellsherstorytoPheoby,shebeginswithherrevelationundertheblossomingpeartreetherevelationthatinitiatesherquest.Underthepeartree,shewitnessesaperfectunionofharmonywithinnature.Sheknowsthatshewantstoachievethistypeoflove,areciprocity(相互关系)thatproducesonenesswiththeworld,butisunsurehowtoproceed.Atthispoint,sheisunabletoarticulateeventoherselfexactlywhatshewants.MajorCharactersTeaCakenJaniesthirdhusbandandfirstreallove.TwelveyearsyoungerthanJanie,TeaCakeimpressesherwithhisquickwitandzestforliving.Butbehindtheflash,hehasarealaffectionfor,andunderstandingof,Janie.HedoesnttrytoforceJanietobeanythingotherthanherself,andhetreatsherwithrespect.Heisnotwithoutfaults,however;hedoesstealfromheronceandbeather.Thesereprehensibleincidentsthough,makehimamorerealcharacterthanonewhopossessesonlyidealizedpositivequalities.nHeplaysaroleinherlife,helpinghertobetterunderstandherself.Byteachingherhowtoshootagun,ironically,heprovidesherwiththetoolsthatultimatelykillhim.JaniesdecisiontosaveherselfratherthanyieldherlifeuptothecrazyTeaCakepointstoherincreasingsenseofselfanddemonstratesthatTeaCakesultimatefunctioninthenovelisnottomakeJaniedependentonhimforhappinessbuttohelpherfindhappinessandsecuritywithinherself.MajorCharactersJodyStarks nJaniessecondhusband,Jody,asJaniecallshim,travelsfromGeorgiatoEatonvilletosatisfyhisambitionandhungerforpower.Aconsummatepoliticianandbusinessman,hebecomesthepostmaster,mayor,storekeeper,andbiggestlandlordinEatonville.ButhetreatsJanieasanobjectratherthanaperson,andtheirmarriagedeteriorates.nJodyscharacterisoppositethatofTeaCake.Jodydependsontheexertionofpowerforhissenseofhimself;heisonlyhappyandsecurewhenhefeelsthatheholdspoweroverthosearoundhim.InJanieswords,heneedsto“havehiswayallhislife,trampleandmashdownandthendierutherthantuhlethimselfheahboutit.”Heneedstofeellikea“bigvoice,”aforceof“irresistiblemaleness”beforewhomthewholeworldbows.SymbolsnHair-Janieshairisasymbolofherpowerandunconventionalidentity;itrepresentsherstrengthandindividuality.nThe Pear Tree and the Horizon-representJaniesidealizedviewsofnature.Inthebeesinteractionwiththepeartreeflowers,Janiewitnessesaperfectmomentinnature,fulloferoticenergy,passionateinteraction,andblissfulharmony.Shechasesafterthisidealthroughouttherestofthebook.Similarly,thehorizonrepresentsthefar-offmysteryofthenaturalworld,withwhichshelongstoconnect.Janieshaulinginofherhorizon“likeagreatfish-net”attheendofthenovelindicatesthatshehasachievedtheharmonywithnaturethatshehassoughtsincethemomentunderthepeartree.nThe Hurricane-representsthedestructivefuryofnature.Assuch,itfunctionsastheoppositeofthepeartreeandhorizonimagery.Inthefaceofthehurricane,Janieandtheothercharacterswonderhowtheycanpossiblysurviveinaworldfilledwithsuchchaosandpain.nTheir Eyes Were Watching GodismostoftencelebratedforHurstonsuniqueuseoflanguage.BoththemovieandthebookarefullofruralSouthernblackdialect.Andthemovie,adaptedfromthenovel,ismostlyloyaltotheoriginalbookinboththemesandplots,buttherearealsosomedifferences.Differences betweenmovieandbooknE.g.1.Novel:InEverglade,whereTeaCakeandJanieliveaftertheymarried,onceatimeJaniefindsTeaCakeflirtingwithayounggirl,Nunkie.WhenaskedifhelovedNunkie,TeaCakesaid,“You(Janie)aresomethingtuhmakeuhmanforgittuhgitoldandforgittuhdie.”nMovie:Nunkiedoesntappearandthesamesentence,whichTeaCaketalkstoJanie,reallypresenttous.Differences betweenmovieandbooknE.g.2.Novel:Intheautumn,JanieisacquaintedwithMrs.Turner,amixed-racewoman,whohatesherownblacknessandintendonremarryingJanietoherwhite-lookingbrother.Inthewinter,Mrs.TurnerintroduceherbrothertoJanie,andTeaCakeslapsJanietoshowthathehadfullcontroloverJanie.ThenhedestroytheTurnersrestaurant.LinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieLinesfromthemovieThank you