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He isn’t a very good husband for her either, however unlike Logan he starts off as a great husband, speaking in rhymes and doing sweet things for her all the time, but after awhile all that fades away. And he begins to disregard her, and always make her do work in the business, similar to Logan with the farm. And abusing her at home, until at one point, he goes to the lengths of calling her names and talking bad about her in the store in front of everyone, which angers Janie to the point where she says things about him right back. Logan exclaims “Don’t stand dere rollin’ yo’ pop eyes at me wid yo’ rump hangin’ nearly to yo’ knees!” To which Janie responded “Ah’m uh woman every inch of me, and Ah know it.
When Janie sees that Logan does not give her the affection and care she’s always wanted she allows herself to be wooed by Joe Starks. Swoon by his fanciful promises, Janie elopes with Joe and goes to a new town named Eatonville. There she earns herself the position of mayor’s wife. She lives a high lifestyle with Joe, but again lacks that needed affection. Joe starts to stop caring about her and focuses on his grocery store, his ambition, and his pride.
When they arrive an old widow named Florence Ogilvie takes them both in but she only wanted Gavin but was convinced to also take Norah. Florence Ogilvie already has a daughter named Mary. Norah hates her new life, she hates her school, she hates her home, she hates her guardians strict rules. While all of
This is how the novel ended, with janie making the wrong choices in
But, as Logan continues to snap at Janie day to day, she becomes even more uninterested. While avoiding Logan, sitting under a tree, Janie comes to a realization; “She knew that marriage did
Unlike her following marriages, Janie’s marriage to Logan Killicks was not by choice. Born into slavery, Nanny sees the world completely different from Janie and values protection over love. At such a young age, Janie did not quite understand why Nanny wanted her to marry an old man like Logan Killicks. After being caught kissing Johnny Taylor, Nanny’s motives are clear. “’Tain’t Logan Killicks
Throughout Janie’s life, she has experienced a significant amount of changes that have affected her. Janie gets a glimmer of hope for her new life when she runs away with Joe. She is captured by his confidence and riskiness. It all goes downhill when Joe becomes Mayor and loses sight of his marriage. He controls Janie throughout his time being Mayor.
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
Logan calls her spoiled and she mentions the idea of running off. Feeling threatened, Logan responds desperately by insulting and belittling Janie. The next morning, they argue more. Logan orders her to help with the farm work; Janie says that he expects her to worship him but that she never will. Logan then breaks down, cursing her and sobbing.
After their encounter, her grandmother holds Janie for a few moments. The two don’t exchange any words, but the director hints at a strong connection between the characters. In the book, after Janie is slapped, Janie’s grandmother embraces her and “stood there suffering and loving and weeping internally for the both of them”(page 9). The film leaves out important dialogue between the two characters that relates more to the true meaning of the story. In the book, after the two embrace, the grandmother tells Janie to “Sit in her lap lak used ta”( page 20 )
Janie and Micah, long time best friends. Although there’s one catch in their relationship. No one knows about their friendship. When Janie is forced to move away from her home neighboring Micah, it puts a strain on their friendship even more than ever. But when a fire sets Janie’s new house ablaze and Janie goes missing, to Micah at least, all that changes.
If they at out of order then they are severely punished. Janie's Nany ignores her feeling towards love and forces her to marry a man she is very unhappy with named Jody. Jody treats janie very poorly and yet again Janie must be silent. On one occasion Janie gets pushed past her breaking point and finally speaks her mind.
It was a mercy. Offered by a human” (195). In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie’s grandmother Nanny makes Janie marry someone she does not love. Janie does not want to marry Logan, but she concedes to her grandmother’s demands. The grandmother merely wants Janie’s life to be secure and safe; the grandma did not want Janie to turn out like Janie’s mother.
Nanny believes Janie’s marriage to Logan is the best way for her to
Janie hated Logan with a passion from deep inside her heart. The marriage between Janie and Logan was the worst out of Janie’s three marriages. On the bright side of this relationship was that Janie had the security