Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie's Expectations

In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, was about how girl named Janie Crawford who had a lot of changes in her life when she met with other important people.By her going through these events she is able to grow as a person and find what true love and happiness is.Also Janie Crawford married three different persons and each of everyone she learn something about her delf and the things she didnt want in her life.A Lot of people expect different things for Janie, but Janie's responses to these expectations is very different , she does the unexpected.I think Janie learns what true love and happiness is from the different relationships she had and she changed as an individual by becoming a more confident and independent.

Jaines expectation of marriage is love and romantic things but she soon finds out this isnt true when logan makes her work and destroys Janie's vision of true love.Also logan makes Janie feel the notion of not true love and in her marriage she has a lot of skepticism. This changes Janie, she made a big decision by leaving Logan, she couldn't be with him because she wanted love and not a person who just wants to use her and show no affection for Janie. Thus, she decides to leave logan for another person named Jody

Jody came from Georgia to eastonville, he wanted to have complete power. Jodys expectation of marriage with Janie is that he will control her and she was owned by him.On the other hand Jaine, expects Jody to be person she has been looking for, Janie fist likes him because of his looks and style.Also Janie likes Jody's confidence and his ambitions and she thinks she can now find real love.Jody's treatment of Janie effects her because she is not able to talk to other people and she had to put her hair up because of Jody's jealousy.Janie's reaction to this is she doesn't like Jody anymore and wants to leave him, she doesn't feel like she is treated right.A quote form the book by Jody is,”Ah told you in de very first beginnin dat ah aimed tuh be uh big voice.You oughta be glad,’cause dat makes uh big women outa you”(chapter 5).This means that Jody is trying to teach Janie how to be like him and have power but Janie isn't looking for power she wants love with him.In the beginning of Janie and jody marriage it was all fun and games but that Janie is 40 and is being controlled by Jody who doesn't love as only sees her as a trophy wife. The part that changed the whole thing was when Janie disobeyed Jody and Jody hit her in front of the town, Janie felt embarrassed and disrespected. After Jody died she inherited all his money,she was rich now but heartbroken.Until she met Tea Cake in the store , Janie was attracted by