Their Eyes Were Watching God

1. Setting
Jennifer Payan
Edwin Molina
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2. Setting?
 Setting is the physical and social context in which the action of a story
occurs.
 The major elements of setting are time, the place, and the social
environment that frames the characters.
 Setting can be used to evoke a mood or atmosphere that will prepare the
reader for what is to come
 Specific elements of the setting include:
 The geographical location
 The occupations and daily manner of living of the characters
 The time period in which the action takes place
 The general environment of the characters

3. Their Eyes Were Watching God Setting
 Throughout Chapters 7-14 Janie starts of in
Eatonville then she moves to Jacksonville with Tea
Cake after Jody passes away. From Jacksonville
Janie and Tea Cake move to the Everglades.

4. Chapter 7
 “Now and again she thought of a country road at sun-up and
considered flight.”
 This quote demonstrates how Janie is tired of living in
Eatonville. It is not that she is tired of the town but she’s
tired of her life in that town

5. Chapter 8
 “They didn’t talk too much around the store either. Anybody
that didn’t know would have thought that things had blown
over, it looked so quiet and peaceful.” (page: 81)
 This quote shows how due to Jody and Janie’s “fight” the
store’s atmosphere went from enjoyable and lively to quiet
and peaceful.

6. Chapter 9
 “Janie found out very soon that her widowhood and
property was a great challenge in South Florida.” (page: 90)
 In the 1900’s women were considered to be incapable of
taking care of themselves. The men believed that if they took
care of Janie’s well-being they would remain in control and
obscure Janie’s power.

7. Chapter 10
 “They joked and went on till the people began to come in.
Then took a seat and made talk and laughter with the rest
until closing time.” (page: 98)
 Time being a main factor to setting, this quote shows how
Janie enjoyed Tea Cake’s presence. At that time of day and
with the day being so dull Janie would have been home
already if it were a regular day.

8. Chapter 11
 “Moon’s too pretty fuh anybody tuh be sleepin’ it away…”
(page: 102”
 This quote demonstrates how a place like Eatonville reflects
on the moon’s true beauty due to there being no big
buildings or anything that will hide the moon from being
enjoyed.

9. Chapter 12
 “She was borned in slavery time when folks, dat is black folks,
didn’t sit down anytime dey felt like it. So sittin’ on porches lak
de white madam look lak uh mighty fine thing tuh her.” (page:
114)
 This quote shows how the generation in which her Grandma
lived differs from Janie’s generation, which builds up Janie’s
character to prove her grandma that she doesn’t need wealth
to be happy.

10. Chapter 13
 “Jacksonville. Tea Cake’s letter said Jacksonville.” (page: 116)
 This quote demonstrates when Janie is about to leave
Eatonville and go to Jacksonville with Tea Cake to start their
new lives together as a happy couple. This shows a change in
setting.

11. Chapter 14
 “To Janie’s strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big
and new. Big Lake Okeechobee, big beans, big cane, big
weeds, big everything.” (page: 129)
 This quote shows how the Everglades differs from Eatonville.
In the Everglades there’s grass and greens everywhere unlike
in Eatonville.