My essay prompt is: How do the three literary movements; modernism, realism, and romanticism, influence the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God?
But I'm having trouble with it. I'm not sure what the thesis should be, does, The people with whom janie lived with tried to restrict her to an understood, stereotypical role, but janie was able to free herself from these accepted roles, work?

If you would like to start your essay here, I'm sure that we could critique and give you some ideas as to the development of it. The draft for your essay could happen right on this site! That is part of what using this site is for. We put our "heads together" here! But, you need to show that you are making the effort to complete the task to which you have been assigned.

There is also lots of information about that novel available on the Internet if you would click on the following link.

Their Eyes Were Watching God? Novel - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Their+Eyes+Were+Watching+God%3F+Novel)

A basic thesis statement contains three things. Your topic+your opinion/point +plus your reasons.

I love "Their Eyes Were Watching God." It's one of my favorite books, and I look forward to reading your essay... if you post it.