We will discuss this American classic novel about a black woman whose journey to independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for 75 years.Set in central and southern Florida, it narrates main character Janie Crawford's "ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny.”Time included the title in its 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.