Structure of Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston's writing style seems to be very circular. When she mentions something in the book she usually comes back to that idea and completes it. In the beginning of Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie is talking with Pheoby and at the end of the book she is talking with Pheoby. This circular writing style can tie up a lot of loose ends in the story and shows how the characters have grown through out the book. In the beginning of the book Janie seems like a very dependent person and now that she has experienced love at the end of the book she seems a lot more independent and wise. Coming back to past ideas also creates a stronger conclusion since the reader is already informed about past occurrences.