Part one of term paper
Many comparisons can be drawn between the novels Meridian, by Alice Walker, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. The protagonists of both books are African-American females searching in a confused, bewildered world. Meridian is the story of the title character’s life from childhood to the Civil Rights Movement while Ey ...

Part two of term paper
... in both works. An important key in the cultural heritage and upbringing of both women were their respective maternal figures. Janie’s Nanny and Meridian’s mother were the key figures in their early cultural and self awareness. These two women attempted to mold Janie and Meridian in their own images; the only images they knew. Meridian’s mother was a product of the southern culture around the time Janie would have lived. She lived as a schoolteacher in her young adult years. She simpl ...