1) I think Zora Neale Hurston settled on this title because it gives us the feeling of the strength God has on humans. She creates the effect of the power struggle humans tend to face and the idea that in the end, God is the one with the most power that can control things on earth. The signs of God are used throughout the book to show his power, and the fact that she also describes people being like a godly figure at times shows that in the end, their power will collapse like it did for Jody and only God can have that control. So the big idea behind it is that people look up to God and He is the one that can have power over all. This alters my reading because it shows that no one is capable of having the strongest power other than God.
2) An alternate title she could have used is "Indecisive Struggle." It think it would altered one reading because it would show the struggle many of the characters in the books are facing. It would also represent the characters being indecisive in many of the decisions they face and struggle through it because they are not sure of their own selves.
3) The title of my pastiche is "The Universal Control" because it represents the control of power faced everywhere not with only a certain group of people. I think it is the strongest possible title because it represents part of Hurston's theme behind the use of power to take control which fits into my pastiche. 'Universal' shows the universality of control over other individuals.
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