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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 235, 2021
2020 International Conference on New Energy Technology and Industrial Development (NETID 2020)
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| Article Number | 01070 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Research on New Energy Technology and Energy Consumption Development | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123501070 | |
| Published online | 03 February 2021 | |
An Analysis of the Narrative Function of the Economic Elements in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Department of Foreign Language, Xinhua College of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
In Zora Neale Hurston’s representative work, Their Eyes Were Watching God, economic elements occupy a large proportion. This paper aims to analyze economic elements and explore the narrative function of the economic elements in the novel: to participate in the construction of the social background, to advance the development of the plot and create the conflict between characters, to promote the shaping of the characters. Through the narrative function of economic elements in the above aspects, Hurston explores and reflects on the economic status of black women, the value of black women’s life, and the equal status of black men and women in society.
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