Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter summaries

Chapters 1-4

Janie Crawford returns to the town of Eatonville, Florida, at sundown. The people of the community are firmly planted on …

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Chapters 5-8

Janie and Jody arrive in Maitland on a train, and they immediately set about to look at the town of Eatonville. Jody is …

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Chapters 9-12

Jody’s funeral was a glamorous affair, and Jane used her black veil to shield herself from the touch of dead things. That …

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Chapters 13-16

Teacake invites Janie to Jacksonville, where he has a job working with the railroads. Janie leaves Eatonville early in the …

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Chapters 17-20

As the workers streamed into the Everglades, jealousy reared its head in Janie’s relationship once again. Teacake was …

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