In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Heale Hurston a former slave named Nanny"s ideal marriage is if the relationship provides both protection and security. Although people always have their own perspectives and standpoints of problems that are different from others, Nanny"s own view of marriage is influenced by slavery and her ill-fated life experience. As a former slave, Nanny"s idea of marriage is influenced by her social status. Back to the years of slavery, African-American couldn"t get too much freedom, and they were treated as goods by their white masters. Especially for the African-American women, they were at...
Taylor, which can give nothing to Janie.

In my opinion, Nanny"s idea of marriage is influenced by the slavery and her unsettling past directly. Nanny tries to protect her young granddaughter Janie by marrying her to a man that can give Janie enough to eat and wear. Even though Nanny"s idea of marriage is based on materials and she doesn"t care much about Janie"s feeling, she believes that everything she does is did it for Janie. She is just trying to do her best to keep Janie from suffering, and wishes Janie fulfill her dreams of freedom and joy.