Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
An Analysis and Commentary on Style
The AP English 11 class at South Hadley (MA) High School completed an
analysis of and commentary on the style of Zora Neale Hurston in Their
Eyes Were Watching God. (See the assignment.)
ƒ Each link below leads to a passage from the respective chapter.
Multiple passages from a chapter are arranged in order by lower
case letter.
ƒ Each passage is supplemented by links
a) identifying stylistic elements,
b) providing relevant definitions and background
information, and
c) offering commentary on the significance of the stylistic
elements.
Chapter 1a
Chapter 1b
Chapter 1c
Chapter 3a
Chapter 3b
Chapter 3c
Chapter 4a
Chapter 4b
Chapter 5
Chapter 6a
Chapter 6b
Chapter 6c
Chapter 7a
Chapter 7b
Chapter 8a
Chapter 8b
Chapter 9a
Chapter 9b
Chapter 11a
Chapter 11b
Chapter 13
Chapter 16
Chapter 18a
Chapter 18b
Chapter 20
Quotations are taken from Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, New
York: Harper.
Members of Mr. Konkoly’s 2006-07 AP English class are Amanda Barrick, Katie Boudreau,
Ruth Anne Brown, Lydia Bussiere, Danielle Cooke, Melissa Donze, Jon Driscoll, Cameron Ford,
Melissa Forni, Brittney Fournier, Ellie Hauschild, Colin Lee, Molly Markoski, Stephanie Mauer,
Kaleigh Mish, Sam Moser, Bobby Murphy, Sarah Pettengill, Adrian Pio, Jen Risler, Nora Smith,
Maggie Sorbi, Patty Stefanelli, Amanda Taugher, and Emily Turner.