Their Eyes Were Watching God - Conflicts

I picked out one main conflict earlier in my blogs, but honestly I could probably pick out a couple of conflicts in the book. There is of course the external conflicts first. External conflict means it is man versus man or something else. In this case some of the conflicts are man versus man. Some of the people in Janie's life do contribute to some of her hardships. For example, had Nanny not made her marry Logan, maybe her life could have been a little easier without having to go through the trouble of three bad marriages.

Then there is internal conflicts. I think Janie did have some internal conflicts because she struggled a lot with her inner voice. There were many times when she wanted to speak up, but she just wouldn't let herself. Sometimes this may have been a good thing, but also sometimes a bad thing.

There is also the conflict of man versus nature in this book. While Janie and Tea Cake were living in the Everglades a hurricane began to brew. At first, they were not concerned. After awhile though, things began to get worse. All of a sudden their whole lives were at the mercy of this hurricane. (Hurston, 165) That is why it is a man versus nature conflict.

Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Print.