This essay examines the bond of marriage in the book Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

The Search for a Perfect Marriage
Marriage is a sacred bond between two people who love and care about each other deeply. It's a bond that is not made to be broken, but to be carried on forever. This wasn't the case in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Janie's search for her true love was a hard, tedious journey. In the 1920's most couples were married and stayed together for the rest of their lives. They were allowed to be themselves and had a voice. To Janie, this is a good marriage, which is all she wants. Janie was married three times to different men and when she had finally found…