Three Husbands In Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

“Their Eyes Were Watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie had three husbands. All three husbands have similarities and differences. In the novel Janie, has dealt with abuse. The three men that she dealt with are Logan, Joe and Tea Cake. All three husbands, Janie was with them different amounts of years, but dealt with the same situation. Different men can have differences and similarities of how they treat a woman. In this novel, Nanny arranged Janie to go out with Logan, but Janie disapproved. Nanny claimed that Logan was Janie’s security because he was a hardworking man with 60 acres of land. Logan never abused Janie, but he wanted to. The only thing that stopped him was because she was white. He was not the type to show love. Every time he got threaten to be left he just brushed it off. Janie then thinks he is insensitive because he shows no emotion. Even if he wanted to abuse her he still told her “Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think Ah …” (Hurston 24). After 2 years Janie complained about the relationship with Logan, so she moved on to her other husband.

After Nanny’s death, Joe was the only person she had. Joe was not the best husband. He abused Janie almost every day. He always bossed her around and was commanding. In the novel, the narrator says “Her hair was NOT going to show in the store. It didn’t seem sensible at all. That was because Joe never told Janie how jealous he was.” (Hurston 55). Joe Starks always controlled Janie. In this relationship Janie learned to become emotionally strong, and stand up for herself. After Joe’s death, Janie gets to live her life without being controlled by someone. Joe was not the last husband she has, she meets someone who loves her for