Comparing Winterkill and Their Eyes were Watching God
Comparing Winterkill and Their Eyes were Watching God
Winterkill is about a man named Danny. He is a failing rodeo cowboy who is also an American Indian. Years before the novel started, his wife and their baby son left him. When she dies later on, he decides to go find his son, Jack, and rescue him from his abusive stepfather. All this is an introduction once they go on the annual winter hunting trip Danny and his father Red Shirt used to go on. Their Eyes Were Watching God showcased a woman named Janie, and her struggle to find her true love. Before her grandma died, she forced her to marry a man who showed love on the outside. He ended up only wanting her to work. Her next chance for love came when she ran off with a man that she met name Joe Starks. He showed much promise in building up a great town for blacks. She ended up not being happy being with him. Her last chance for love came after Joe died. A man named Tea Cake came and slowly found a way to her heart. He let her be who she wanted to be. Then, when he died, she went back to Eatonville, Joe’s old town. Both these novels used unique narrative styles and contained many important themes. But how were these literary devices used to make them strong novels?
Narrative technique is the way to author tells the story. For example, if one wanted to write a book describing their life, they might want to start from birth to the present with a few key memories in each stage of their life. This is how Craig Lesley chose to write his novel Winterkill. One might wonder the significance of this median of writing. Most authors write their novels this way. It is when a novel is written with a circular storyline that it captures our attention. Not usually would one come across a novel that ends where it starts. Their Eyes Were Watching God began and ended in at the same scene. It is an interesting way to shape a book. The reader learns of a small amount of the ending. Then when book is finished, the story in the...