How The Mood Of Their Eyes Were Watching God By Thomas Hardy

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Love Comes Slowly. Not a single intimate connection has to last a lifetime, the link of purpose can simply make some redirections in someone's life. Diving into past and present generations, everyone has something to say. For example, in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Jaine’s thoughts on love were like the sky with no limits. She wasn’t by any means wealthy, but she had her potential due to her eye-catching characteristics. When she was first pulled into a knot when she was just 16 years old, it wasn’t her desire but more for her grandmother’s reassurance. What they both wanted out of each other wasn’t going to happen so she wasted no time and moved on to her second marriage with Joe Starks. She began experiencing freedom …show more content…

It was when he passed away from illness that she knew what love should truly look and feel like. Not everyone has to receive that sense of the ideal perspective so easily, but rather at its best. To go into detail, as mentioned, her first dip into the concept of getting admired was not as she planned. She was a teen spending her sunny days under a pear tree, not looking to rush anything. In her grandmother's indigenous viewpoint, she knew that when Janie kissed a boy behind her back, it was her sign to get her granddaughter to marry before she passed. She did not want Janie to deal with any hardships as she had gone through the vast majority of her life. Once deceased, Janie still did not obtain that butterfly effect. Indeed, Logan Lilicks stated, “Yo’ Grandma and me myself done spoilt yuh now, and Ah reckon Ah have tuh keep on wid it.” (Hurston 26) At this point, Lilicks is looking to purchase another mule to help out Jaine, as she could be considered a human mule but isn’t putting in as much effort as Lilicks would like her to. Janie didn’t want to stay in this type of relationship her whole life. When Joe started flirting around, Janie knew that Starks would be able to help …show more content…

Furthermore, Janie escaped with Joe in the hope of a different route into her love life. To her liking, she was able to move freely and gain his attention. As he became mayor of Eatonville, Janie was to follow his restricted guidelines. Seven years into their marriage, arguments started heating up, ultimately making Jaine not want to share too much of her personal life with him. For instance, one dinner night Starks didn’t appreciate one piece of Janie’s cooking and proceeded to slap her until a ringtone developed in her ear. Hurston 71 When Starkes became sick, their bond didn’t strengthen, showing Janie that their relationship had made it to the end. Although she did have better experiences with Joe than Logan, it was the concluding part of their relationship that needed a lift of change in disregard of the past. At last, crosses the youngster Tea Cakes, who many assumed was there just for the money. Janie too was worried but ultimately never regretted taking him. He might not have fulfilled her dream like she wanted back when she was sixteen, but as she aged she learned that it was okay. What got her to like him was all the effort he was able to put into their