The Significance of The Blue Dress in Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watchin

The Significance of The Blue Dress in Hurstons Their Eyes Were notice God and Seraph on the SuwaneeTheir Eyes Were Watching GodJanie (talking to Phoebe somewhat afternoon tea bar) He make taught me de maiden language all e actuallywhere. conceal till you go for de new unforgiving satin Tea Cake done picked out for me tuh stand up wid him in. High heel slippers, necklace, earrings, e genuinelything he wants tuh see me in. Some of dese mornins and it wont be long, you gointuh wake up callin me and Ahll be gone. (pp. 109-10) Seraph on the SuwaneeOver her mothers outraged protests, Arvay found on the blue mull dress the next day. She thought that it was very becoming to her looks. She was ready away ahead of time, but ate no dinner. She was excited and curious about this buggy ride, and besides her corset was lace very tight. She put on the new leghorn-intention hat with the big tip rise on the floppy brim and waited. (pp. 47-8) Two impatient brides-to-be, puttin on the blue dress but what different wedding nights and marriages await them. From the arcminute Janie and Tea Cake meet in Chapter 10, they delight in each others company and conversation. By Chapter 12, Janie joyfully acknowledges him as her participator and her teacher. His lessons consist not of imparting new information, but of reinstructing Janie all over again in something that she formerly possessed de maiden language. This phrase recalls the scriptural origins of the world (In the beginning, there was the Word), suggesting that through her relationship with Tea Cake, Janies own world and even her relation to the cosmos be being reordered. Language also refers to the verbal delight that Janie and Tea Cake take in each other. In contrast with Arvay and Jim, whose communi... ...e can, however, signal her thoroughgoing(a) status by dressing in a way that represents its identical as a southern belle. In addition to her low-cut blue dress, with its feminine, puffed sleeves, Arvay wea rs a floppy-brimmed leghorn-intention (straw hat), decorated with a big pink rose (suggestive of reproduction). Most tellingly, we are told that she is wearing a corset that is laced very tight so tight that she cannot eat her dinner. Corsets hold in the pattern and nip in the waistline to an attractively small diameter. By dwindling the waist, they emphasize the swellings of the hips and breasts, a contrast intended to stimulate sexual arousal. thusly Arvays wedding/reception attire emphasizes her fragility and innocence spot highlighting her desirability. The clothing signs her as an object for consumption, rather than celebrates her as a beautiful companion.