Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

1. What is Sam and Lige's argument about? (pages 64-66)

Sam Watson and Lige Moss were arguing about the issue of nature and nurture, with Sam stating that man is part of nature which Lige counterclaims.

Explanation:

The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston tells the life of Janie, a black woman during the racist discrimination against the blacks. And in her quest to find true love amidst the racial prejudice subjected at them, the plot revolves around the troubles of being a black woman during that time.

Chapter 6 shows Sam Watson, the husband of Phoebe, and Lige Moss were in a heated argument on the porch of Jody's store. Their argument was about how mankind and God have a relationship that man cannot simply be expected to understand. Taking the example of "red-hot stoves" all around, Lige argues that it is man's duty to learn and be vigilant about it. Whereas, Sam opines that men are naturally cautious about everything and there is no need to be extra vigilant. He thinks that it is nature, which Lige counterclaims by saying "if it was nature, nobody wouldn't have tuh look out for babies touchin' stoves, would they? 'Cause dey just naturally wouldn't touch it. But dey sho will. So it's caution". This shows Sam siding with humans being part of nature itself while Lige counterclaims this.