Journal # 9 The Structure

The way Zora Neale Hurston ties the end of the book to the begining is really a key part in forshadowning the plot of the book. In the begining the reference to Tea Cake who we don't meet until later in the story and his absance from the scence leave a wonder about who he is and what happened to him to make his character no longer a part of the story. This tying of the begining to the end also creates a sence of completion that you know the story is going to end and it give you an idea of what characters are going to remain and who they are in the end so you can understand where their growth is leading to.