Throughout the movie Their Eyes Were Watching God, Oprah Winfrey intercuts Zora Neale Hurston's story of one woman's journey to the point where no one even recognizes her. The change in theme, characters, and their relationships constitutes a number of important differences between the book and the film. Instead of teaching people the important lessons they need to know to succeed in this precious thing called life, Oprah tells a meaningless love story for the gratification of her viewers. His inaccurate interpretation of the story caused a dramatic effect in the atmosphere and a completely new attitude in the audience. Throughout the film, Oprah brings about a change in Janie's character by strengthening her mental and physical state. She becomes much stronger physically because when the storm approached and flooded the city, she pulled herself and Tea Cake out of the water. However, in the book, Ms. Hurston has a completely opposite view than in the film; Tea Cake kills a dog during the storm to save his and Janie's lives, then the cow pulls Janie out of the water and Tea Cake pulls herself out of the water. “Tea Cake split the water like an otter, opening his knife as he dived. The dog ran up the cow's spine to attack, and Janie screamed and slid back onto the cow's tail, just out of reach of the dog's angry jaws... Tea Cake rose from the water onto the cow's back and grabbed the dog to the neck... Then Tea Cake finished it off and sent it to the bottom to stay there. The cow lifted by a great weight was landing on the fill with Janie before Tea Cake sprung into action and crawled weakly back onto the fill” (Hurston 194). Zora's aim to make Janie physically weaker tells the story of a woman who cannot stand on her own; ...... middle of paper ....... 2013. "Their Eyes Were Watching God: Quotes on Race." Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., 2013. Web. November 20, 2013. “Their Eyes Were Watching God: Quotes on Race.” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., 2013. Web. November 20, 2013. “Their Eyes Were Watching God: Quotes on Race.” Shmoop. Shmoop University, Inc., 2013. Web. November 20, 2013. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Dir. Darnell Martin. Perf. Halle Berry. Harpo, 2001. DVD.Wilchek, Deborah. “Made for TV: Their Eyes Were Watching God.” AP Central. The College Council, 2013. Web. 20 November. 2013. .