The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston discusses the existence of freedom in life and overcoming the challenges that come with it. First, he used the differentiation between the two races. Secondly, gender sexuality between males and females. Third, the enslavement of African Americans was endured by whites during and after the Civil War. After is the story of Eatonville, Florida, and the changes it has had on the world. Then there is the culture and tradition that African Americans had and practiced and their effect on the world. Finally, positive and negative effects have a strong impact on people. Hurston wanted to portray in his novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, the existence of freedom comes with restrictions and limitations, but believing in freedom allows one to overcome these challenges. Racism is a disease that limits the freedom of a group that shares an exact common thing, for example African Americans in the 1800s. The first example that demonstrates racism limiting the freedom of a particular group was presented in the novel, in which the majority of whites thought that blacks were slaves and that blacks deserved nothing in life. In the novel, this was addressed at the beginning of the novel, where Janie, who was the "protagonist" of the story who represented the author the most among all the characters in the novel, was teased and made fun of when she wore the old clothes which had been given to her by her neighbor, Mrs. Washburn, because her grandchildren no longer needed them. This shows how white people view black people and how this affected children as well. This example can be analyzed using social constructivism, where this theory can be used to identify that race...... center of paper......eb.ebscohost.com/hrc/detail?vid=4&sid= de4ae958 -d5b0-4372-aff0-2d480a02d39d%40sessionmgr10&hid=114&bdata=JnNpdGU9aHJjLWxpdmU%3d#db=khh&AN=7553805Hutchinson, George. "Harlem Renaissance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 24 November 2013.Leahy, Kristin. "Women during the Civil War". Pennsylvania Historical Society. Np, 2012 Web. November 24, 2013. http://hsp.org/collections/catalogs-research-tools/subject-guides/women-during-the-civil-war Johnston, Theresa. "Eatonville Florida, home of Zora Neale Hurston." About.com Orlando. Np, nd Web. November 24, 2013. www.orlando.about.com/od/citiestowns/p/Eatonville-FL-Zora-Neale-Hurston.htm "54i. Black Power." Black Power [ushistory.org]. Np, nd Web. November 24, 2013. www.ushistory.org/us/54i.asp