Taking a Chance in Hurston’s Novels, Their Eyes Were Watching God and Seraph on the Suwanee :: Their Eyes Watching God Seraph Suwanee

Taking a Chance in Hurstons Novels, Their shade Were observation God and Seraph on the SuwaneeAll right then, you name somethin and well do it. We kin give it uh poor mans examination anyhow.in any event Ah done got rested up and de bed bugs is done got too blustering round heah. Ah didnt nonice when mah rest wuz broke. Ahm goin surface and look around and see whut we kin do. Ahll give anything uh common trial.pp. 168-69 Their Eyes Were Watching God Arvay woke up next morning with hope and determination. Nothing get the better of trial entirely a failure, Arvay decided. She might non win Jim back, but she meant to give it a poor mans trial. That is the best that she could do. If she failed, it was not going to be because she never tried.p. 316 Seraph on the Suwanee The first passage shows no sign of weakness or faint-heartedness in that location are only unmixed declarations of fact. Janie tells Tea patty to name somethin and they would be capable of doing it (168). Tea Cake shares the same attitude with Janie, telling her that he is rested and that he is goin out too look around for something for them to do (168-9). The indecision lies not with the cardinal of them but instead with the outside world. The use of active, present-tense verbs makes the passage vibrant and lifelike. It is square away to the reader from this passage that the couple is happy and confident in themselves they pass on give most anything a poor mans trial (168). They are not worried about their future, and the impression is that they kin do practically anything and still be happy (169).In the second passage, there is sureness tainted with uncertainty. Arvay has hope and determination to accomplish her goal, but she is unsure about its outcome (316). She thinks that she might not regain her status with her married man (316). She is not positive that Jim will take her back. Because she is willing to give it a poor mans trial, the extent of her resolve is shown (316). Howeve r, her lack of presumption shows in the next sentence, where she admits that there is a possibility for failure. Arvay has resolved not to lose Jim because she never tried (316). While the sentences are active in this passage, the past tense lends them an air of resignedness and doubt.