Two

The setting helps give a more comfortable feeling for the text. It helps because the reader knows the atmosphere and it is easier to visualize the conversations between the two women. Since the time is very different, different things are mentioned and the setting is an easy reference. The characters usually are affected by their atmosphere, or setting, and the reader can see from where the character is coming from. It is difficult for the reader if there is no reference to the time or place. The setting creates a good depiction of the south, or how Hurston wants the reader to see it, during that time.

One (Their Eyes Were Watching God)

The narration and the dialect are very different from each other. The book starts out using narration and it initiates an insightful tone from Hurston. The sentences used in narration are generally longer and more proper than the dialect. The dialect seems "choppy" compared to the narration because of the short, to-the-point sentences. With this kind of language it is difficult to really get a feel for the character's thoughts, especially Janie. The narration contrasts this because it explains some thoughts of Janie's without putting any from her perspective.