This is Water and TEWWG
Considering our discussion, how could Wallace’s theory apply to Their Eyes Were Watching God ? In what ways could this novel specifically develop empathy and emotional intelligence, as well as contribute to the self-awareness of the reader? Challenge yourself to make connections to Hurston’s purpose in how she crafts Janie’s journey of self-discovery “tuh de horizon and back”. Wallace implies the impact of empathy on an individual’s surrounding members of society with just his grocery shopping scenario; which almost any human being would experience in their normal routine. This enables the reader of the commencement speech to gain an epiphany that they aren’t the only human beings going through the same corporate lifestyle and this was something I had realized too while reading both This is Water and Their Eyes Were Watching God. In terms of the novel, I personally connected with Janie’s relationship with her grandmother, Nanny and the protagonist’s change of be