In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the character Joe Starks finds satisfaction only when he exercises control over people and things. He seeks power through domination and material possessions and views his wife Janie as a static possession. Based on this description, which literary archetype does Joe Starks most closely reflect?

incompetent villain

skilled warrior

amoral god

benevolent monarch

Question

In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the character Joe Starks finds satisfaction only when he exercises control over people and things. He seeks power through domination and material possessions and views his wife Janie as a static possession. Based on this description, which literary archetype does Joe Starks most closely reflect?

incompetent villain

skilled warrior

amoral god 

benevolent monarch

anonymous · Answer

amoral god