The Crux of Their Eyes Were Watching God "Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up." -James Baldwin. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, a strong woman character told a story that I'm sure means a lot to women all over the world. Hers was a story about love and …showed first 75 words of 979 total…

…showed last 75 words of 979 total…She knows how she wants to be treated and knows what to look out for. Although she made it clear that living with Joe hadn't been the most fulfilling experience, her statements proved that she had learned how to stand up and voice her opinions. She knows who she wants to be and how to get up the courage to become that woman, and most importantly, she knows what she wants her life to be.