Nature Themes in Hurston’s Novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God and Ser

Nature Themes in Hurston’s Novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee Nature topics reverberate all through Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee. Maybe two of the most outstanding occasions where the lavish Florida landscape expands the novels’ plot lines are the â€Å"tree scenes†, in which Janie kisses Johnny Taylor underneath the pear tree in Their Eyes Were Watching God (p. 10-12) and Arvey loses her virginity to Jim underneath the mulberry tree in Seraph on the Suwanee (p. 37 and pp. 50-53). Close readings of the two entries uncover explicitly charged language. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, the pear tree’s â€Å"barren earthy colored stems† and the â€Å"snowy virginity of bloom† are referenced, potentially accentuating Janie’s naivetã © in her dealings with affection and enthusiasm (she sees no damage in the kiss, while her grandma sees it as a sign of Janie’s prospective lost honesty) and Janie’s own powerlessness to have kids, paying little heed to any sexual arousing she may understanding. The scene is likewise overflowing with notices of the pollinating honey bees, an image of richness. Jani...