Zora Neale Hurston’s essays and short stories, as well as the film adaptation of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God gives us opportunities to think about the notion of “place.” When it comes to a “sense of place,” there tends to be a subjective and emotional attachment (Agnew). We may consider the ways in which we form attachments to home, neighborhood, institutions, and nation, and how feelings about space and place can be affected by cultural identity. It is sometimes suggested that “place offers a sense of security and space represents freedom…we seem to be attached to one and long for the other” (Tuan).
But who knows what is true for each person? There are times when “place” could be one’s worst nightmare, even though it is supposed to offer a sense of security. And at other times, “space”—even if it could mean freedom, an individual might become very lost or indecisive when presented with many possibilities. Hurston had her own lived experiences that shaped her identity and her writing. Discuss how her writing and the film adaptation of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God examine the notion of “place.”
This essay must be 1500 words minimum. Use Times New Roman 12-point font, and double space. In addition to the primary piece(s) by the aforementioned authors, a minimum of five scholarly sources are required. It is strongly recommended that you find these sources using the GALILEO database or Google Scholar. No shortcuts like Cliff Notes, Spark Notes, Wikipedia, etc.
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