Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or it can be an imagined... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the city of New York, or... read full definition
Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

Their Eyes Were Watching God has multiple major geographical settings. First is Janie's "home," which is an unnamed town in central Florida. Janie grew up there with Nanny and Pheoby. At the beginning of the book, Janie returns home to tell Pheoby the story of her years away, which becomes the frame story of the novel.