"Their Eyes were Watching God"

One day, Janie sees several Native Americans leaving the Everglades to head for Palm Beach. Janie is puzzled to see them leave, so she asks them why they are going. They say that there is a hurricane coming. Over the next few days, more people as well as animals flock from the Everglades to find safety. Tea Cake decides to stay behind. The other people who decide to stay gather together at Tea Cake’s house, and they have a party. As the party goes on, the weather gets even worse. All of the men return home to their respective houses, except a man named Motor Boat stays behind. The three of them, Janie, Motorboat, and Tea Cake, all stay together as the storm picks up. This is when the narrator states how “their eyes were watching God.” This quote implies how all three of them are in it together and how it is them versus the hurricane. It shows how everything happens according to God’s plan. They personally decided to stay behind and endure the hurricane, so it is now up to God as to what will happen to them.