Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" - Tanya Boucicaut

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  • Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024

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  • @TEAforMIND
    @TEAforMIND 3 года назад +577

    “Love is like the sea. It’s a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.”
    Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
    Thanks for sharing this beautiful story ❤

    • @chadatchison145
      @chadatchison145 3 года назад +5

      I love that line, I'd forgotten it over the years so thanks for reminder. I have to reread the book cos she wrote several lines of wisdom that I no longer remember.

    • @Cooljo88827
      @Cooljo88827 3 года назад +2

      ",but still and all,"
      What does that even mean?

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal 2 года назад

      ouuu , i like this.. idk why i haven't read this book

  • @FutureCommentary1
    @FutureCommentary1 3 года назад +181

    I have had this book on my bookshelf for years and never read. I know what I am reading this weekend.

  • @alkasaket379
    @alkasaket379 3 года назад +580

    Gossiping aunties are all over the world, huh?

  • @JaybeePenaflor
    @JaybeePenaflor 3 года назад +411

    What a coincidence! A friend actually recommended this just the other day. While the title itself is really interesting, the fact that TED-Ed reviewed this novel means that I'm in for a treat as I embark on a journey that draws inspiration from the author's own personal experiences.

    • @mohammeddouadi7659
      @mohammeddouadi7659 3 года назад +4

      Enjoy reading 😊

    • @JaybeePenaflor
      @JaybeePenaflor 3 года назад +3

      @@mohammeddouadi7659 Oh, thank you! I think I really will.

    • @rdaniel4810
      @rdaniel4810 3 года назад +2

      Its my favorite book, enjoy!

    • @JaybeePenaflor
      @JaybeePenaflor 3 года назад +1

      @@rdaniel4810 Thank you! It's people like you who tell me this is definitely a good one to keep.

  •  2 года назад +11

    I'm a southern girl. And I say, "I reckon" alot . My elders say it all the time. wow.... i learn something new everytime in this channel. i love it

  • @SandriaDore
    @SandriaDore 3 года назад +81

    I loved this book as a teenager and now entering my mid 30s it resonates deeper. The free spirit of Janie, her love & loss….Truly a book to revisit over time as you continue on the journey of life.
    Thank you Ted for this, I’ll be picking this book up once again.

    • @dragonicwill8764
      @dragonicwill8764 3 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/uoTqnqQ-k5A/видео.html

  • @spinningninja2
    @spinningninja2 3 года назад +107

    Read this one for high school homework. At the time I found it a little difficult to follow, all the dialogue is written in an extra phonetic way that’s meant to convey the accents and dialects of those speaking.
    But looking at it as a whole it was definitely one of the more interesting and thought provoking books I had to read

  • @MissVictoryJane
    @MissVictoryJane 3 года назад +28

    I remember reading this book in high school and though I don't remember all of the prose. I do remember feeling like I understood Janie's feelings about love and societal expectations. It was odd, somehow understanding how a character felt through a phrase like, "she turned to look inside herself and found that something had broken on the shelf inside her"

  • @jggoransson
    @jggoransson 3 года назад +15

    Tanya! As a total Zora-head, this makes me so happy. I loved teaching Their Eyes to high schoolers and ZNH's life is a huge area of interest for me. Congrats!

  • @lwolfer5170
    @lwolfer5170 3 года назад +17

    Absolutely mesmerizing animation! I had to watch this a second time to actually absorb what the narrator was saying.

  • @Ohitsjai
    @Ohitsjai 3 года назад +30

    The only book I actually read and enjoyed in my junior year of high school for summer reading! Gonna have to dig through my closet and look for this book to reread it again.

  • @emib.4275
    @emib.4275 2 года назад +7

    We learned about Zora Neale Hurston and read “Their Eyes Were Watching God” when I was in high school. I loved the book so much, and I still think about it a lot even now. Her and her book really made a big impact on me

  • @amanithiongowanyoike4302
    @amanithiongowanyoike4302 3 года назад +77

    Unrelated but , love songs hit different when you’re lonely

    • @ypsawbones3646
      @ypsawbones3646 3 года назад +2

      That's true brother

    • @sama7635
      @sama7635 3 года назад +7

      any genre of songs hit different when you’re lonely

  • @BiggaTigga
    @BiggaTigga 3 года назад +10

    This book changed my life. It's one of my favorites!

  • @rachelw1076
    @rachelw1076 3 года назад +3

    This is my favourite book in the whole world. I've read it at least 4 times. Highly recommend picking it up if you haven't!

  • @jetstream601
    @jetstream601 2 года назад +12

    Depends on the kind of love. Self love definitely starts with independence. to love another person, you need to attach yourself to someone and seek validation from them, erasing the need for independence but instead, codependence.

  • @fortune_roses
    @fortune_roses 3 года назад +15

    *All living things* are dependent on each other in a complex ecosystem ● but there's a healthy level of individuality vs dependency

    • @TheEmpirementMusic
      @TheEmpirementMusic 3 года назад

      So could we agree to disagree that all is interdependence and we always coexist? But idk but I really do appreciate your response cuz I actually agree with it too.

    • @TheEmpirementMusic
      @TheEmpirementMusic 3 года назад

      Like in relationships I sometimes lose myself which is not healthy… like balance one’s level of individuality and dependence

  • @AdityaPrasad2908
    @AdityaPrasad2908 3 года назад +17

    I love the background music and how it sets the mood for the videos !

  • @isabellaspangher1734
    @isabellaspangher1734 3 года назад +2

    This is the best book I ever read in an English class. Zora is truly lovely with her writing

  • @241Cookies__
    @241Cookies__ 3 года назад

    Books such as these are truly special. Books written based on real life experiences are almost always felt, and it enriches an already beautiful experience

  • @MysticOceanDollies
    @MysticOceanDollies Год назад +4

    We read it in my AP lit class as we are from Clewiston, near where the second half of the story takes place and right next to Lake Okeechobee and the sugar cane.

  • @blackbroadwayandbeyond
    @blackbroadwayandbeyond 3 года назад +1

    I've been waiting for a Zora Neale Hurston TED Ed! Thank you

  • @soulsilvia7947
    @soulsilvia7947 3 года назад +9

    This is why me and my homies don't skip ads when watching teded

  • @Coryclemmings
    @Coryclemmings 3 года назад +3

    I read this many years ago in high school, n it recently popped up in my head, which, RUclips, get out of my mind! I had no idea this was mostly based on real life. Much of what I rmbr from the story tho was the emotions, a general grief and resignation to everything.

  • @aoife168
    @aoife168 3 года назад +2

    I was reading this novel about a week ago but stopped. I find their conversations difficult to read. However, this video is telling me to give this book another chance. Thank you TED for allowing us to widen our horizons thru these animated vids.

  • @AlexLopez-hn5ru
    @AlexLopez-hn5ru 2 года назад +1

    God, I never wanted this to end! ❤ Another wonderful video!

  • @mightythumder
    @mightythumder 3 года назад +1

    Read this last year in my English class. Enjoyed reading it, but alot of my classmates didn't like it and didn't care to understand it, even questioning our teacher for assigning it. Now Ted-ED makes a video on it, how cool 😁

  • @zethwitt384
    @zethwitt384 3 года назад +4

    The book is amazing, but as an ESL speaker I found it nearly impossible to read because the character's speech is written in the dialect they speak, it wasn't until I listened to an audiobook version of it that I was able to truly understand and enjoy the book for what it was: a masterpiece detailing the struggle against oppression and the innate human desire to be loved and accepted.

    • @TheEmpirementMusic
      @TheEmpirementMusic 3 года назад

      Well said

    • @TheEmpirementMusic
      @TheEmpirementMusic 3 года назад

      And I only watched the movie…But yes you expressed the whole theme of the movie! I must read the book thanks so much for this and what audiobook did you use?

  • @eyshal.
    @eyshal. 3 года назад +11

    I have found this channel a few days ago and it is so helpful, the videos are short though the information is always understandable. Thank you!

    • @Lotschi
      @Lotschi 3 года назад +2

      I love this channel too!

    • @TEDEd
      @TEDEd  3 года назад +3

      Welcome Eyshal Fatima! Glad you found us 😊

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  • @SuperBlessedKing
    @SuperBlessedKing 3 года назад +3

    The best content always comes from this channel. ✨✨

  • @hiddenmystery8867
    @hiddenmystery8867 3 года назад +2

    Again a banger video. Especially that music

  • @leyetheecreator
    @leyetheecreator 3 года назад +2

    Just had a MAJOR breakthrough with my own fiction-This novel will be the next I close read

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    @iamilibitirenbetter3266 3 года назад +3

    I love the animation you use in your videos

  • @facelesssmoon9765
    @facelesssmoon9765 3 года назад

    The title got me thinking of what I want my love life to be like. We can work together but also by ourself, we don’t need to know where the other is all the time and we are but on trust as well as love

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    @danielthomas8919 3 года назад +15

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    @martinmeier7319 3 года назад +25

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      @lilyarnaud6807 3 года назад

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      @ethankeller8678 3 года назад

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      @chrisbiggie3466 3 года назад

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  • @christinawalker6356
    @christinawalker6356 3 года назад +1

    omg! this is genuinely one of my favorite books im so excited to watch this

  • @jjolatunji6337
    @jjolatunji6337 3 года назад +3

    Dude I swear RUclips reads my mind. My English teacher is leaving soon to start another career and as a gift we were going to surprise her with this book which was her favorite. This happened one other time when I was deciding on reading lord of the flies then boom, your video Why Should You Read Lord of the Flies?

  • @iamalonelystarfish
    @iamalonelystarfish 3 года назад

    Best Ted-Ed. I think your video can help me so much. Love you Ted-Ed

  • @usauniversal22
    @usauniversal22 3 года назад +1

    Don't stop until you are proud keep going you are on the way to success 💪💪

  • @SuSuKhuyen
    @SuSuKhuyen Год назад

    Great Lesson!❤

  • @carolineneumann3523
    @carolineneumann3523 3 года назад

    This book was amazing when I read it. It’s a hard read at first but it’s so poetic and beautiful with the usage of the dialect and characters. I absolutely loved this book when I read it in high school

  • @Abell_lledA
    @Abell_lledA 3 года назад +7

    One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates.🎈

  • @alkasaket379
    @alkasaket379 3 года назад +39

    "Let's discriminate the other ones like us based on their appearance"
    - human brain

    • @heebldorf5333
      @heebldorf5333 3 года назад +6

      Tribal caveman brain being out dated amirite

    • @alkasaket379
      @alkasaket379 3 года назад +3

      @@heebldorf5333 Goddarn right!

  • @thebarrel1051
    @thebarrel1051 3 года назад

    Okay they just give us with information we don't need but it's Soo good to see, especially the animation

  • @chadatchison145
    @chadatchison145 3 года назад +2

    I really enjoyed reading this book, it was many years ago so thank you for this video cos I had forgotten much of it, it's time for a reread and I highly recommend it. :)

  • @shubham7129
    @shubham7129 3 года назад +2

    one of the very few!! Early bird watching TED-Ed !

  • @toms__animations200
    @toms__animations200 3 года назад +4

    I just finished this book two weeks ago, it’s in my top 3

  • @jdlmpo
    @jdlmpo 3 года назад +2

    Hi, TED-Ed. I wish you will take notice of literature from more underrepresented corners of the world. I could only hope for you to make a review the historical and literary significance of works and novels of José Rizal that stoked the flames of Philippine revolution and became inspiration for the following generations of literary and nationalistic movements.

  • @318hardy
    @318hardy 3 года назад +1

    We read this in middle school and watched the movie and I love both

  • @InternetStranger476
    @InternetStranger476 3 года назад +31

    I've just realised that the narrators on the channel only narrate certain types of stories.

    • @fishfacemuguck3379
      @fishfacemuguck3379 3 года назад +3

      What do you mean?

    • @ravysaini127
      @ravysaini127 3 года назад

      Also the channel has 15M subs now. Yayyy and it was less then most RUclipsrs

  • @adventuresightion3917
    @adventuresightion3917 3 года назад +1

    I had to read this for class and ended up lining the book

  • @MasterCivilEngineering
    @MasterCivilEngineering 3 года назад +5

    Where there is love there is Life!

  • @thelastminutetrade
    @thelastminutetrade 3 года назад +9

    With book, you travel the world in a moment.
    Isn't that amazing?

  • @francescakyanda9182
    @francescakyanda9182 3 года назад

    wonderful beginning quote

  • @usauniversal22
    @usauniversal22 3 года назад +2

    Those who can walk alone have the strongest direction those who can fly alone have the strongest wings 💪💪💪

  • @ebentually
    @ebentually 3 года назад +17

    Is "Can love and independence coexist?" the title of the novel?
    I am slightly confused about the meaning of the title of this video, if someone could clarify it for me i would greatly appreatiate that

    • @jennymacallan9071
      @jennymacallan9071 3 года назад +13

      Janie's story is filled with the tension of loving Teacake, but feeling the need to be her own person. She finds it conflicting to love a man while at the same time wanting her own life, separate from their life together. The title of the novel is Their Eyes Were Watching God. "Half gods are satisfied with wine and flowers. Real gods require blood." It's a powerful book, unforgettable and poetically written.

    • @betrion7
      @betrion7 3 года назад +1

      The title of the novel is "Their Eyes Were Watching God". I agree that the video is rather confusing and it's a bit of a shame to use a slight clickbait, but then again I possibly would not watch it otherwise 🤷‍♂️
      Edit: from wikipedia: Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance, and Hurston's best known work.

  • @-JA-
    @-JA- 3 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @curious6190
    @curious6190 3 года назад

    Thank you 🙏

  • @marianaedinger1042
    @marianaedinger1042 2 года назад +2

    "Alguns anos são de perguntas, e outros de respostas" Lindo

  • @justpretendthatweknow
    @justpretendthatweknow 3 года назад

    This video is grate and your YT channel also. You guys do so well. When shall we hope for new video?
    🙏🤝

  • @dianeweiss4562
    @dianeweiss4562 3 года назад

    The book is excellent as are her other writings. Her life is unlike her writing and I view her later years as tragic.

  • @mitchlaflamme521
    @mitchlaflamme521 3 года назад

    Dude love is a choice by definition, it’s that simple.

  • @kayliemcintosh7841
    @kayliemcintosh7841 3 года назад +1

    I named my cat Zora because I was so impressed by Zora's life! 🥰 Thank you for this video so I can share with anyone who doesn't understand my kitty's name. Zora Neal Hurston was such a legend!

  • @crowdedmarble443
    @crowdedmarble443 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for this great video..
    #GoodQwest

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 3 года назад +1

    Nice video.

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo 3 года назад +6

    Yes, love is the only rational act.

  • @DarthObscurity
    @DarthObscurity 3 года назад +6

    The video, the author and the explanation of her book had nothing to do with the question the video title posed. Click bait. This is the first time I think Ted Ed has done this to me :(

  • @geeks9979
    @geeks9979 3 года назад +4

    From the title, I thought that I was about to watch a video about relations..!

  • @uwvw7
    @uwvw7 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for arabic caption

  • @sosensualandfree
    @sosensualandfree 2 года назад +2

    Ted-Ed please make a video on "The Beautyful Ones Are not Yet Born" by Ayi Kwei Armah. You would do the book justice. Please.

  • @evaggeliatseliou9329
    @evaggeliatseliou9329 2 года назад

    I want a " why you should read Anna Karenina" video😍😍😍📢🙏🙏🙏

  • @wellnesswarriors394
    @wellnesswarriors394 3 года назад

    I love it your video

  • @seniorus5387
    @seniorus5387 3 года назад +1

    Teded can make any topic interesting... ♥

  • @spectralgt4170
    @spectralgt4170 3 года назад +2

    POV: You got excited when Ted Ed posted a new video

  • @bentleybraxton8531
    @bentleybraxton8531 3 года назад +19

    I have been watching some videos and I was thinking about investing in bitcoin or forex , but still don't know where to start from, any recommendation?

    • @lukecollins6478
      @lukecollins6478 3 года назад

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    • @raphaelwhite1850
      @raphaelwhite1850 3 года назад

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    • @lealavoie1635
      @lealavoie1635 3 года назад

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    • @alexanderpaquette6960
      @alexanderpaquette6960 3 года назад

      You don't make money on forex or crypto by holding your coins rather you trade to make gains

    • @rebekahmartin1683
      @rebekahmartin1683 3 года назад

      I believe your view

  • @Xenusgod
    @Xenusgod 3 года назад +1

    Literally my favorite book ever. Thank you thank you thank you!

  • @saind4170
    @saind4170 3 года назад +5

    Revelation 13 : 16-17
    And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or foreheads : And that no man might buy or sell, save the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name....

    • @Syeda237
      @Syeda237 3 года назад

      Of which book?

    • @saind4170
      @saind4170 3 года назад

      @@Syeda237 does it matter? K.J.B.
      There is very few changes between the different editions as there are like 30k sects so.... The words are still the same.

    • @teaz3139
      @teaz3139 3 года назад

      And he schal make alle, smale and grete, and riche and pore, and fre men and bonde men, to haue a carecter in her riythoond, ethir in her forheedis; that no man may bie, ethir sille, but thei han the caracter, ether the name of the beeste, ethir the noumbre of his name.

  • @revinhatol
    @revinhatol 3 года назад

    Whoa.

  • @AC-kb3lw
    @AC-kb3lw 2 года назад

    I would love to see stories from a female Hispanic author portrayed in these videos

  • @Just_A_Rando29
    @Just_A_Rando29 3 года назад +1

    Ask ZedSedd to animate next! He's a really good animator

  • @Ashoka_piola
    @Ashoka_piola 3 года назад +6

    Huh, the content of the video does little or nothing to answer the title "Can love and independence coexist?"

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth 3 года назад +2

      I guess that's what reading of the book should give us some thoughts about 😄

    • @Ashoka_piola
      @Ashoka_piola 3 года назад +4

      @@earthling_parth ok, I could take that, but I wanted more glimpses about that question in particular.

    • @bekbekjojo7906
      @bekbekjojo7906 3 года назад

      XDDDD

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth 3 года назад

      @@Ashoka_piola Understandable, have a great day :)

  • @anushanoor3055
    @anushanoor3055 3 года назад

    Hey can you do a video about dr abdul qadir khan BTW I love ur videos i have memorized every video

  • @genericjoe4082
    @genericjoe4082 3 года назад

    Great video but i don't like that the title was clickbait and also the animations were very distracting.

  • @diziolli18
    @diziolli18 2 года назад +1

    I thought it was about The great Gatsby, because of those eyes...

  • @KxNOxUTA
    @KxNOxUTA 3 года назад

    The title choice is strange, since it's a question but the video neither provides answers nor enough input material to serach for an own informed answer. The video itself is good.

  • @eddie6315
    @eddie6315 3 года назад +2

    title is a bit misleading, great video nonetheless

  • @alexerasmus1299
    @alexerasmus1299 3 года назад +2

    This video didnt tell me anything about whether love and independence can coexist..?

  • @VoidKing666
    @VoidKing666 3 года назад +10

    Great video, but I’m calling click bait. This was a novel and racial tension analysis, which is important, but it wasn’t what the title suggested. It’s like ordering jubejubes and getting Hershey’s kisses. Good, but not what was expected.

  • @quintyxp
    @quintyxp 3 года назад

    can u guys do one about why bruises hurt?

  • @TheGamerdude103
    @TheGamerdude103 3 года назад +3

    Well I didnt really get it but I understood it was a novel review ig

  • @AlperMusic
    @AlperMusic 3 года назад +2

    Yall didn’t answer the question in the title

  • @ingenuity168
    @ingenuity168 3 года назад +1

    Unless both parties want the same degree of independence.

  • @anyhoney436
    @anyhoney436 3 года назад

    Can you please do video about history of rope walking?

  • @anassk2000
    @anassk2000 3 года назад

    Great

  • @brett4264
    @brett4264 3 года назад

    Ted-ed hawks books now? Is there some coupon code?

  • @RustyhairedAlp9575
    @RustyhairedAlp9575 3 года назад

    the short answer is yes
    to the title

  • @damanybrown5036
    @damanybrown5036 3 года назад

    Love requires dependence especially human love even agape too.

  • @kuitaranheatmorus9932
    @kuitaranheatmorus9932 3 года назад

    I think it all the depends on how it can be use on people or yourself

  • @peptobismol1418
    @peptobismol1418 3 года назад

    I can't understand why you don't traslate the spanish subtitle first, is the second language more speakin' :(