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Marriage
"For African peoples, marriage is the
focus of existence. It is the point where all the members of
a given community meet: the departed, the living and those
yet to be born. All the dimensions of time meet here, and
the whole drama of history is repeated, renewed, and
revitalized. Marriage is a drama in which everyone becomes
an actor or actress and not just a spectator. Therefore,
marriage is a duty, a requirement from the corporate
society, and a rhythm of life in which everyone must
participate. Otherwise, he who does not participate in it is
a curse to the community." (Mbiti 130).
Hurston's Attitude Toward
Marriage
"The love that
completes the novel is one that the previous marriages had
lacked because it is a relationship between acknowledged
equals. Janie and "Tea Cake," her husband, share resources,
work, decisions, dangers, and not merely the marriage
bed."
S. Jay Walker. "Zora Neale Hurston's
Their Eyes Were Watching God:
Black Novel of Sexism."
Modern Fiction
Studies 20, No. 4 (Winter
1974-75) 520-21.
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