Love and Relationships Versus Independence Zora Neale...

Most believe finding love is more valuable than their own independence. In most cases that could be true, but if the one you are seeking and expecting love from is not treating you with respect, how is love more important? The journey of finding love could be a great one but if deep down inside you are aware of your unhappiness, then YOUR independence should be what matters. Zora Neale Hurston’s message with the theme of Love Relationships vs. Independence is to never rush into finding love until you are ready. Your independence may bring you happiness that you may not be able to have while in a relationship. Janie never wanted to be married she wanted her independence, but her grandmother thought otherwise.†¦show more content†¦Logan Killicks thought he did Janie and her grandmother a favor by marrying Janie, but soon he realized Janie did not care or appreciate his â€Å"saving†. When Logan noticed that Janie did not appreciate his doings he told her, â€Å"Ah thought you would ‘preciate good treatment. Thought Ah’d take and make somethin’ outa yuh. You think youse white folks by de way you act.† (Hurston, pg.30) With that statement Janie knew this is not who she wanted to be with and this is not how she wanted to spend the rest of her life. Janie packed her clothes and ran off with a man she met one day while working in the fields. Janie thought running of with Joe starks, a man who filled her head with dream and hopes of a wonderful life, would be beneficial for her. In the beginning she was happy and in love with Joe, but as time grew on their relationship began to change. Janie began to notice that Joe was more focused on being mayor than being her husband. She never spoke about it because she hoped things would go back to how they were before, when she and Joe first got married. Joe remained focused on being Mayor Starks, and started to change Janie’s appearance by buying her more expensive dresses. But one changed that caused an argument between Janie and Joe was Joe demanding Janie to tie up her hair. Joe made this demand because heShow MoreRelatedAnalysis of Relationships in Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay2186 Words   |  9 PagesZora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie’s journey towards spiritual enlightenment and her development of indivi duality, largely through Janie’s relationships with others. Hurston uses the themes of power, control, abuse, and respect, in Janie’s relationships with Nanny, Killicks, Starks, and Tea Cake, to effectively illustrate how relationships impact identity and self-growth.   It is Janie’s relationship with Nanny that first suppresses her self-growthRead MoreZora Neale Hurston2149 Words   |  9 Pagesin  Their Eyes Were Watching God. The animal with the greatest symbolic charge in this novel is the mule. Mentioned frequently throughout â€Å"Their Eyes Were Watching God†, the mule obviously represents the carrier of heavy loads and burdens, but it can also, and does, represent stubborn resistance. The mule serves to illustrate the strained relationship between Janie and Joe Starks. The figure of the mule can also refer not only to Janie herself but to any black woman struggling for independence. JanieRead MoreHistory5499 Words   |  22 PagesNegro Renaissance,’’ a term that includes all African Americans, regardless of their location, who participated in this cultural revolution. Followers of the New Negro dicta, which emphasized blacks’ inclusion in and empowerment by American society, were undeniably spread throughout the nation, and most major cities had pockets of the African-American elite that W. E. B. Du Bois dubbed the ‘‘Talented Tenth.’’ Nevertheless, New York City was, arguably, the most crucial site of this movement’s development