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The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, it shows the racism and sexism in the modern world. The main character, Janie Crawford who is a black woman, gets forced to marry an old farmer called Logan Killicks who only wants a domestic person to boss around with. Their relationship is abusive, and Janie reaves Logan and runs away with Joe Starks. He says that he wants her to receive inequality, but he only treats her as a trophy. Joe at last dies of old age and Janie finds a man called Tea Cake. They fall in love but then in the end Tea Cake dies. This novel shows the racism and inequality of the world and this is a common theme in Souther Gothic literature.

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Other main elements that relate to other gothic novels:

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Other main elements that relate to other gothic novels:

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Freak characters
Dark humor
Ghosts and other supernatural, hostile figures
Death, decay.

https://elifnotes.com/southern-gothic-definition-history-characteristics-famous-writers/

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In Southern gothic there are bits of slavery being presented and this is due to the South American history of slavery.

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In Southern gothic there are bits of slavery being presented and this is due to the South American history of slavery.

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The genre often bases itself around a grotesque or fantastical event such as someone going insane or the gruesome death of a family member. They can often end in a character learning something of themselves and the world around them.

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This extract from Their Eyes Were Watching God relates to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in certain ways. For example there is power and confusion in this text which is similar to the un-civilised character description in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 

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This extract from Their Eyes Were Watching God relates to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in certain ways. For example there is power and confusion in this text which is similar to the un-civilised character description in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 

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Many readers’ first encounter with southern gothic is the famous “to kill a mockingbird.” This book was written by Harper Lee and follows the story of Scout Finch and her life in a town in Alabama, around the time of the Great Depression. Her worldview is suddenly changed when her father, a lawyer defends an innocent black man who had been accused of rape. When he tries to escape his conviction he is killed. This is Scout’s first impression of the unfairnesses of society.

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Race, class and gender are huge parts in southern gothic. For example in the story of Janie Crawford, her identity and gender takes her on a journey to explore happiness but also sorrow.

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Race, class and gender are huge parts in southern gothic. For example in the story of Janie Crawford, her identity and gender takes her on a journey to explore happiness but also sorrow.

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Book: Their eyes were watching God. About a proud, black woman who male reviewers didn’t really care about which highlights life’s experiences.

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Book: Their eyes were watching God. About a proud, black woman who male reviewers didn’t really care about which highlights life’s experiences.

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https://www.zoranealehurston.com/books/their-eyes-were-watching-god

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The novel Their eyes were watching God explores and shows traditional gender roles and the relationships between women and men.

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The novel Their eyes were watching God explores and shows traditional gender roles and the relationships between women and men.

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The role of woman is important in the gothic genre as the plots of a film or book commonly shows a woman being attacked because of her needs. She often needs a hero to save her creating the phrase, damsel in distress.

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Includes horrific, grotesque characters and dark humor