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Time
and Space
Time and space function as complex
entities in the literary text describing the individual's
various states-of-being,relationships to others, and
physical relationships between the individual and the
environment. In the three novels, time and space suggest a
circularity of events having profound impacts on both the
individuals and their surrounding communities.
Assignment:
- In Sula Eva makes a
conscientious decision to end Plum's life. Usingthe
information on "time and space" how does Eva arrive at
her decision? How does her decision reflect the
individual's relationship to others and space?
- In Their
Eyes Were Watching God how is
time constructed through the act of storytelling? How is
actual time versus potential time depicted? How does the
archetypal journey illustrate the concept of time in
terms of traditional African belief systems?
- Analyze the following "spaces" and
explain how they construct community in each of the three
novels. Particularly, explain how they suggest a
community within a larger society.
Sula:
Eva's house,
Their Eyes Were Watching
God: storefront,
Meridian: Meridian's homes.
In addition to the physical spaces,
consider the activities that occur in these locales how
these activities reinscribe the notion of
community.
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