The afterword at the end of Their Eyes Were Watching God was written by Henry Gates Jr. and its praises Zora Hurston, the author of the book, to no end. Along with praising Hurston, Gates sprinkles in parts of the author’s life and how it influenced this piece as well as others. The afterword is broken up into four separate chunks and in the first section Gates writes about Hurston’s life. He praises her for her excellent writing as well as giving a brief summary of events that shaped her life like
Looking Past the Perceived: A Defense of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Autumn Stern Since its release, Their Eyes Were Watching God has faced more than its fair share of controversy. At first glance, one might assume this to be because of its mature subject material- after all, Janie is a grown woman for much of the book and has experiences reflective of being such in a poor black community in the early 1900s. However, the most contention comes from the narrative’s noticeable lack of a heavy political
Rhetorical Analysis of Ronald Reagan's Challenger Speech President Ronald Reagan's speech on the challenger explosion is one of the most powerful speeches of its time. The nation was just struck with a national tragedy so instead of delivering the scheduled State of the Union President Reagan gave the challenger speech from his desk in the oval office. He does this to because it was perfect karios because this gave this speech even more importance then the State of the Union. The death of the 7