In the opening scene of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the narrator describes the differences in the nature of men versus the nature of women in terms of following their dreams. The narrator says that "[s]hips at a distance have every man's wish on board" to suggest that the dreams of men exist out of reach on the horizon. Men pose their dreams as far-off ideas that are often extinguished by time. However, according to the narrator, women "remember everything they don't want to forget," and they keep their dreams close so that they can live out the dreams. So, the narrator poses men as dreamers and women as doers. Thus, Hurston uses the opening scene to set the foundation for Janie's journey as she lives out her dreams of love, freedom, and independence.
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