Voice and narrative in their eyes were watching god by Zora Neale Hurston

Abstract EN

The correlation between power, voice and narrative in Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) by Zora Neale Hurston has animated hot debates among scholars, critics and readers who were divided between those who consider the protagonist, Janie as a silent and weak heroine and others who see her as a resistant female figure who finds her voice at the end of the novel.

It is interesting to study power distributions in the novel especially in relation to gender considerations, in addition to the link between the protagonist's self-expression and her empowerment as a woman.

It would be equally interesting to explore Zora Neale Hurston's narrative choice in this literary work and its impact on the female character's representation