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Through my reading of the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, I can see many of the under developed, pre-mature stigmas about women that have matured to become highly viewed/considered beliefs of today. Such stigmas include the beliefs that women can't stand on their own, should be seen not taken seriously and that women are the possessions of the man the beside with. Of course, these views are belittling and wrong, but just as much are they popular. They existed then and still do, only now in a modern constructed way.
Take the view, women can't stand on their own and require the assistance (protection) of a man to get by, for example. In the novel, this belief was held by the narrator's grandmother who instilled the concept that women by nature were incapable of supporting themselves into her. The narrator being of young age believed this to be true and in result it affected her judgment, well-being and life all around. In correlation with today, this view has survived and still lives in the hearts and minds of a lot of women. Just as it affected the narrator, it affects many women of today, everyday. Even with the many examples of independent, strong, successful women that surrounds us, this view unfortunately still exists.
Another stigma I came across in the novel was that women are mere objects, eye-candy, treasures to be valued with the eye and not respected with heart or mind at all. As sickening this stigma is, is it popular. In the novel, the narrator's second husband displays this. He infers early on, subtly though, his view of a woman's place with the statement, " A pretty doll baby like yourself is made to siton a front porch and rock and fan yourself". The statement alone displays his sexist views, but its not until you read on do you learn to what degree how sexist and controlling he was. He restricted her from interacting with others and in essence really living. He used her as a …