jornal entry: Their eyes were watching God- significance

Hurston attempts to communicate that the characters all have a common perception and connection with God. During the hurricane, motor, teacake and Janie all huddled together and prayed that they would be saved. yet at the same time they felt that God had a power over them that could not be controlled. all they felt they could do was sit there and wait for what God had "planned" for them, or had in store for them. the characters perceive God as Nature and all that is or can be. the relationship between God is not particularly personal, as today's born again Christians believe, but that they need to wait and see and watch for Gods actions. the title suggests that through out the book the characters are at the mercy of their God, and that they have little power to prevent or begin things.