Monday
Complete Chapter 18
Tuesday
Read Chapter 17-18 and complete Essay Question
Reflection Question
Choose one of the following questions and write a 1-2 page reflection. Be sure to include at least 2 quotes from the text to support your response.
Despite the importance of Their Eyes Were Watching God for feminist writers and critics, many readers of the novel are troubled by the novel’s representations of violence against black women. One key example – when Tea Cake slaps Janie (ch. 17)- is staged at a strategic moment in a larger contest between Mrs. Turner and Tea Cake.
What is Mrs. Turner’s function in the novel, and why does Hurston introduce her when she does? What motivates Tea Cake’s brutality? How does Janie respond to it? Does the beating have long-term consequences for their relationship? Does this scene qualify Janie’s initial belief that Tea Cake is “a glance from God” (102)?
Does the narrative encourage us in any way to distinguish between Tea Cake’s slapping, and Nanny’s and Joe Stark’s slapping?
Wednesday
Cont. May go to the library and work on essay or complete work on project.
HW. Complete Chapter 19-20
Thursday
Movie "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and "The Color Puple"
How are women viewed?
What influence do you see in Walker's story as it relates to Hurston?
What is the view of men?
Friday
Cont. Movie.
Have a Great Homecoming Weekend!
Reminder AA Literature Projects are due next Friday