Title: The Coming-of-Age Journey in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God

Using information from the primary text and at least three other sources (all of which must be academic sources), discuss why Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God may be said to be a bildungsroman. Please note that a bildungsroman is a story of growth, especially if the protagonist grows in the novel. The growth could be physical, social, intellectual, growth as a woman, etc. 
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