Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Style 1 key example

Key Examples in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Chapter 4
Explanation and Analysis:

The most identifiable feature of Hurston's style in Their Eyes Were Watching God is dialect: all the characters in the novel speak in inflected, southern, African American Vernacular English. Much of the energy and interest in the prose comes from the contrast between standard English descriptions outside of the dialogue, contrasting with the dialect inside the dialogue.

Chapter 13
Explanation and Analysis:

The most identifiable feature of Hurston's style in Their Eyes Were Watching God is dialect: all the characters in the novel speak in inflected, southern, African American Vernacular English. Much of the energy and interest in the prose comes from the contrast between standard English descriptions outside of the dialogue, contrasting with the dialect inside the dialogue.

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Chapter 19
Explanation and Analysis:

The most identifiable feature of Hurston's style in Their Eyes Were Watching God is dialect: all the characters in the novel speak in inflected, southern, African American Vernacular English. Much of the energy and interest in the prose comes from the contrast between standard English descriptions outside of the dialogue, contrasting with the dialect inside the dialogue.

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