There were many problems and issues that Zora Neale Hurston brought up in this novel, and she did this mostly through the recollection of the main character, Janie Crawford. While this story deals mainly with Janie's life from age sixteen to approximately the age of forty, the novel also deals with the problems that society faced even before Janie's birth. The major problem issue that is involved before Janie's birth is the fact that the town schoolteacher raped her mother, Leafy Crawford. When this novel was set, approximately twenty years after the Civil War, rape was still an important issue in their society. While rape was probably more common back in those days, less was done about it, and it was basically just "accepted." (Baker 134) Thi

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Jones, Adam. (1987). Adjusting Through New Times. Augusta, Maine: Bonre Books.

Many of those problems that were apparent in Their Eyes Were Watching God are still apparent today. Some of the problems have been corrected. Some of the problems have escalated. A few of the problems remain the same today as they did 65 years ago, and will probably remain the same for many future generations. The Doctor's Home Journal states that a problem is defined as a cul-de-sac situation with little hope for the future

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