Many comparisons can be drawn between the novels Meridian, by Alice Walker, and Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. The protagonists of both books are African-American females searching in a confused, bewildered world. Meridian is the story of the title character’s life from childhood to the Civil Rights Movement while Eyes chronicle Janie’s ever-evolving character from life with a white family in the Deep South to her return ‘home’ to Eatonville. Meridian and Janie’s constant need to identify and connect with their community while maintaining a sense of self-actualization drives main character development and catalyzes many important events in both works. An important key in the cultural heritage and upbringing of both women were their respective maternal figures. Janie’s Nanny and Meridian’s mother were the key figures in their early cultural and self ....

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