There are many examples of imagery in this novel. The novel in fact, starts with imagery. The story begins with this, "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board." (Hurston, 1) This is an example of imagery because it makes the man's wishes into a physical thing that you can hold on a ship, like cargo. Imagery is also known for creating emotion with written words. Zora Neale Hurston does this many times in her classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Another example of imagery is the descriptions of Janie's hair. Janie's' hair also serves as a physical thing that symbolizes something much deeper. Her hair is one of her most beautiful features, therefore it represents her womanhood. When she wears her hair down, it also represents her independence.(Hurston, 2) I feel like imagery and symbolism are kind of the same thing. The only examples I can think of are the ones that I used for symbolism.
Well, the example of the pear tree and the bee I think is also an example of imagery. I think this is an example because it is a physical thing but it is also Janie's idea of what love and marriage should be like in life. Those are some of the examples of imagery in the book Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.Print.
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