Symbolism in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Symbolism is shown everyday in life through many different things. What people wear and how they act symbolize who they are. The way they treat people or react to others is a way people can judge their personality. In the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses three main ideas of symbolism: the pear tree, Janie's name, and her hair.
<Tab/>Janie's sixteenth summer opens a new perspective as she sits beneath a pear tree time after time. She starts to question her life and her purpose. She desires knowledge that comes with time and experience. To her the pea…