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New Historicism

New Historicism and Eyes Watching God

New Historicism has developed from the "New" Criticism's inclination to treat

works of literature in a historical way. The New Historicist conditions include the fact

that images and narratives do important cultural work. They serve as a kind of workshop

where cultural problems, hopes, and obsessions are addressed or avoided. Consequently,

New Historicists argue that the best backdrop for interpreting literature is to place it in its

historical context. New Historicism plays an important role in understanding Zora Neale

Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. There are many problems and issues that are

touched by the author, mostly through the recollection of the main character, Janie

Crawford.

Racism is one of the main issues addressed in this novel as well. People were

discriminated against continuously because of the color of their skin. The influence of

white society is ever present,......


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