Pheoby Watson
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Pheoby Watson is Janie Crawford’s loyal friend and confidante in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," serving as the listener to whom Janie recounts her life story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pheoby Watson canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Their Eyes Were Watching God ⓘ |
| creator | Zora Neale Hurston ⓘ |
| encouragedByJanie | to tell Janie’s story to others correctly ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fictionalUniverse | Their Eyes Were Watching God ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance |
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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surface form:
Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)
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| functionInTheme |
embodies female friendship
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mediates community gossip and Janie’s truth ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hearsayContrast | gossip about Janie in Eatonville ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | African American Vernacular English ⓘ |
| listensTo |
Janie Crawford’s account of Tea Cake
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Janie Crawford’s account of her marriages ⓘ Janie Crawford’s account of her travels ⓘ |
| loyaltyTo | Janie Crawford ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
frame listener
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recipient of Janie Crawford’s life story ⓘ |
| perspectiveChange | comes to understand Janie’s choices ⓘ |
| receives | Janie Crawford’s true version of events ⓘ |
| relationship |
loyal friend to Janie Crawford
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neighbor of Janie Crawford ⓘ |
| residence |
Eatonville, Florida, United States
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surface form:
Eatonville community
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| roleInWork |
confidante of Janie Crawford
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friend of Janie Crawford ⓘ |
| setting |
Eatonville, Florida, United States
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surface form:
Eatonville, Florida
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| socialRole | member of Eatonville community ⓘ |
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