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Their Eyes Were Watching God

However, there is a contradiction to all of this suffering. It says that “…men know fear and fear is the most divine emotion.” This could be claiming that it is possible for men to be somewhat god-like themselves. Multiple times, Tea Cake is called “the son of the evening sun.” When he is buried, he is compared to pharaohs, who were thought to be the sons of gods. There is another positive notion, that “[Fear] is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom.” So, through fear there is actually something to be gained.