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SKILLEDCOMMUNICATOR

WHYISTHISANIMPORTANTTRAIT?

BeingaSkilledCommunicatorisanimportanttraitforeveryone.Wecommunicate
tosurviveintheeducationalandsocialworld.Everyconversationconsistsof
speakingorwritingandconvertingthoughtsintosentences.Speakingandwriting
isneededwhenwestartoureducationorenterthecareerfield.Everyonehas
communicationskills,butnoteveryoneisaskilledcommunicator.Havingthis
talentisanimpressivequalitythatallowsustostandoutamongstourpeers.

HOWDOYOUDEMONSTRATETHISTRAITINYOURDAILYLIFE?

Idomybesteachdaytocommunicateinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.I
participateactivelyineverythingaroundme,allowingmyselftovoiceopinionsin
clubsorclassroomdiscussions.Insteadofwatchingtheworldrevolveandhaving
nosayinanything,Iparticipateineverythingaroundme.Thisconsistsof
communication.

HOWDOESTHESAMPLEYOU'VEPROVIDEDSHOWTHATYOU
ACTIVELYDEMONSTRATETHISTRAIT?

TheessayIchoseisagoodexampleofmyskilledcommunication,becauseIhad
tousemycommunicatingskillstoconvertmythoughtsaboutthetopictoaprompt
assignedtome.Ihadtoparticipateinclassroomdiscussionsandconversatewith
myclassmatestoshareideasaboutthenovelweread.Iusedmycommunication
skillstotransferallthediscussionsintoanessay.

ChynaManriquez
Okada
APLit
10/30/15
FindingLove
Thereisalwaysalessontobelearnedwhenfacinganobstacleorsimplygoingthrough
life.Inthenovel,
TheirEyesWereWatchingGod,
ZoraNealeHurstontellsthestoryofJanie
MaeCrawford.Janiedealswitheverydaystruggleswithlove,marriage,racism,andconfidence.
Sheovercomestheseobstaclesandlearnsalessonfromeachtrialshewentthrough.ZoraNeale
Hurstonutilizesawakeningsthroughacopiousamountofinternaleventstocreateanexciting,
suspenseful,andclimaticmood.
Janie'speartreeisembodiedasexcitingthroughHurston'suseofimageryandsymbolism.
WhenJaniewassixteenshelaidunderapeartreeandwatchednature.Sherealizedwhatshe
wantsinalovingrelationship.Janiedescribeswhatsheseesasarevelation.Thisrevelationis
seenthroughwordsandphrasessuchasdustbearingbee,tiniestbranchcreaminginevery
blossomandfrothingwithdelight.Hurstonusesthesewordstocreateanimageinthereader's
mindsofwhatJanieislookingat.Janieisevaluatingnatureforthefirsttimeinacompletely
differentway.Asshewatcheseverythingaroundher,sherealizesthetypeofloveshedesires.
Shewantsamanwholovesherandappreciatesher.Frothingwithdelightisusedtodescribe
howshewishestofeelshewantstofeeldelightandbehappy.Herdesirescausedbythepear
treeissymbolictotherestofherlife.Shecompareswhatsheexperiencedunderthepeartreeto
herrelationships.Thepeartreeleftapainremorselesssweetthatleftherlimpandlanguished.
Janiewishesforanardentlove,whichshedidnotfinduntilTeacake.Herfirstmarriagewaswith

Logan.HewasabrazenolderguywhodidnotappreciateorloveJanie.AfterLogan,she
realizedmarriagedoesn'tmeanlove,shedidnotfindherpeartree.Thesamerealizationcameto
herwithJodywhobelittledhershefoundhervoiceandherconfidence.Again,jodywasnother
peartree.ThetimespentwithTeacakemadeJanierealizehewasherpeartree.Teacakeloved
Janie,hewantedtogiveherthebesthehad.AsthereadersgoonJanie'sjourneywithherthey
findexcitementthroughouttheobstacleoffindingherpeartree.
Hurstonconveysasuspensefulmoodthroughheruseofsymbolismandsyntax.
FollowingJody'sdeathJaniebeginstoestablishherfeelingstowardsthiseventinherlife.
Hurstonutilizesfragmentsentenceslike,finish.End.Nevermore.Todescribeheremotional
statusregardinghermarriagetoJody.ThesentencesilluminatethatJanieisfinishedlivinga
constrained,confinedlifethatcrushedherspirit.Nevermorewillshebedefinedbythedesires
ofmen.Sheisrelievedfromthedarknessanddespairthatledtothedeepholeofher
unsatisfyingmarriage.Thismarriageledtoherdissolutionsthatseemedtolastaneternity.
Whichtheauthoremphasizeswiththeshortonewordsentences.Theabruptfragmentsforces
readerstostopandconsidereachwordanditssignificancetoanticipateJanie'sfuture.Hurston
representedthischallengingtimeinJanie'sjourneywithshortabruptsentencesthatlikeher
strugglethathadtoeventuallycometoanendleavingroomforhereventfulfreedomand
happiness.Janie'sfreedomstartedwithherburningupeveryoneofherheadragsandherhair
inonethickbraidsingingwellbelowherwait.JodyforcedJanietowearherhairinabraid,
wrappedinaheadrag,sonoonecanlookortouchitlikehecan.WhenJanieburnedthehead
ragsandallowedherhairtofreelyswingatherwaistitsymbolizedherfreedomherforgetting
Jodyandallhisrules.Oncesheletgoofthepastshewentrollickingwiththespringtimeacross

theworld.HurstonaddssuspensetothechapterbyforcingreaderstoanticipateJanie'sfeelings
andhowshewillreacttohernewfoundfreedom.Janiefinallyfeltcomplacentwithherself.
Theclimaxofthenovelisillustratedthroughpersonificationandrepetition.Inthevery
lastparagraphofthebook,HurstonusespersonificationtogetJanie'smemoriesofTeacake
across.AfterTeacakesdeath,thecourthousecameandcommencedtosingasobbingsigh.It
wasthedayofthegun,andthebloodybody.ThedeathofJanie'speartreeaffectedherdeeply.
Sheexperiencedasadness,asadnessthatisbeyondanywords.Attheageof38shefoundthe
manshewantedtospendtherestofherlifewith.Janie'smemoriesofTeacakearedepictedto
beingabletosing,sigh,andsob.TheirsoundsshowJanie'sgriefandrepresenthowshe
felttolosetheloveofherlife.ThesewordsarerepeatedtoshowemphasisonJanie'sfeelings.
SeveraltimesthroughouttheparagraphHurstonrepeatssong,sigh,sing,andsob.
Janie'sfeelingsareallovertheplace.WhenJodypassed,shefakedhersadness.Shedressedup
toshowremorse,howeverwhenitcametoTeacake'sfuneralshewentinheroveralls.Shewas
toodepressedtodressuptoafuneral.Thelastparagraphinwhichallthesephrasesarein,show
theclimaxofthenovel.ReadersfollowedJanie'slovelifeformanychaptersandithasallcame
togethernow.
In
TheirEyesWereWatchingGod,
Hurstonconveysasenseofloveandlossinmany
litdevices.SheshowsthereadersJanie'sjourneytofindingherpeartreealongwithmakingthe
readersfeelexcitement,suspense,andclimaticfeelings.Janiewentthroughmanyrelationships
untilshefoundtheone,herpeartreeTeacake.Shelovedhimwithallherheartandintheend
shelosthimhowever,shewouldn'tchangeasinglemomentofthetimeshespentwithTeacake.
Afterall,tisbettertohavelovedandlostthannevertohavelovedatall.