Their Eyes Were Watching God Guided Reading Notes

Chapter 18

Vocabulary

Questions

Unhurried-relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste

Procession -the act of moving forward, as toward a goal

Constant-uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Slink-walk stealthily

Senseless-not marked by the use of reason

Seize-take hold of; grab

• Why won’t they just leave and why are they always depending on white folks?

Notes/Comments on Character, Plot, Figurative Language, Metaphor, Theme, Motif, Symbol

Take notes on:

• How Hurston creates suspense
• foreshadowing
• Racial commentary
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Personification
• The significance of the title

• “day is watching man”
• “The winds, to the tiniest, lisping baby baby breath had left the Earth.”
• The animals start leaving
• The Indians leave
• When the animals start leaving, she is trying to compare that to the bible because then a global flood starts happening.
• They make it seem like Indians are dumb and if they knew things then they would still own the country
• “And the monster began to roll in his bed.”
• “Ole Massa”
• “Six eyes were watching God.”
• “Multiplied roar.”
• They seem to be staring at the dark but they eyes was watching God.
• “The sea was walking Earth with a heavy heel.”
• “Pursuing waters growled and shouted ahead…”

Chapter Summary

Even when things are all sunshine, the storm will eventually come.

Chapter 1

Vocabulary

Questions

Serum- an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

Soothed-cause to feel better

Ferocity- the property of being wild or turbulent

Queer- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Instinctively- Unthinking

Unsteadily- in an unsteady manner

• Why don’t the white people help with burring people?
• Why does Tea Cake feel as if white people are like his parents?
• Why did it take so long for the disease to kick in?
• Is her faith still strong?
• Does she still believe God?

Notes/Comments on Character, Plot, Figurative Language, Metaphor, Theme, Motif, Symbol

Take notes on:

• Racial comment
• The rising action
• The climax
• How Hurston creates suspense
• Feminist symbols/motifs
• The white men was going to make you work even if you had money.
• If you were black, you had to do anything they said do or they would threaten your life.
• To me, it seems like the white men actually try to help them as much as they can but also they classify every black as the same person.
• They don’t care about if your sick or anything unless you are white. That’s the only time they will try they best to send medical attention
• If you weren’t useful to them then they didn’t want or need you
• They didn’t really want to help you. They were just using you.

Chapter Summary

If you let someone do it once, they will do it again. Respect goes a long way.