In Zora Neale Hurston’s book, Their Eyes Were Watching God- we follow the life of a young black woman, Janie, as she matures and experiences life. Ms. Hurston uses many metaphors to further illustrate the experiences that Janie goes through. Her use of metaphors greatly enhances the book by allowi...

Change is inevitable; nothing is immutable. While most things change for the better, some things have evidently gotten worse. One case is the role of women in society. Once seen as equals with men, today, there clearly exists great disparity between the two genders. For instance, the word mistress u...