I believe that "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is a great choice for newly weds to read. The book shows both, man and woman, how one person can not be forced in to love and when one finds true love not to commit adultery, because committing a sin will never keep the relationship as strong as it was in the beginning. The story also has a sign of symbolism throughout the book, and this symbolism can be perceived for god will towards the married couple. Also the book is good reference because; it shows how the author describes how both genders dream.
             Hurston describes men's dreams in two ways one way is that a ship at a distance will come in with the tide, and the other way a man dreams is he thinks the ship out on the horizon will not come in as soon as need be, but when it does arrive it's meaningless (TEWWGp.1). The Counselor will start off with this beginning paraphrase and ask how the man feels with this comparison, and how does it affect him with his current relationship. The husband in the relationship will take an understanding of how a woman thinks, and what he believes went wrong in all the past relationships with Janie. To his wife, she can see how the symbolism in the book can relate to her, with the blossom of herself as with Janie and the pear tree.
             "The Familiar people and things had failed her so she hung over the gate and looked up the road towards way off" (TEWWG pg24) Symbolism for the couple to see Janie look far over the gate, is that she was looking for change in her life and hoping it is somewhere out there for her. This is a metaphor for the couple to know one another, and hopefully can change if things are rough in the earlier stages of the marriage rather than further along down the road.
             Hurston shows the couple how relationships are tried through trial and tribulation before success and longevity. The counselor would listen to any problems the
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