She expected to obey for her husband like others. “He ordered Janie to tie up her hair around the store” reveals that she did everything to his happiness not for her. Even though she is a wife of a mayor, she didn’t get any privilege rather she lost her social relationship with other people. She lived under the dominance of her husband
In early chapters especially, the author uses personification to connect the main character to the setting. Janie, who also serves as the narrator, gives her perspective on her relationships with her current and previous husbands. Joe Starks, her second husband, was very controlling over every aspect
I. INTRODUCTION: a. Janie compares to love as a budding tree. Her love struggles throughout the book. b.
Janie began her life at a terrible disadvantage due to her grandmother’s philosophy concerning love. This philosophy dictates that love is born out of security, not romantic or sexual attraction. Love- Nanny teaches-
Throughout Janie’s search for true love, she experiences different kinds of relationships. Even though she gained strength from the protective love of Nanny and Logan, it was Jody’s and Teacake’s love that influenced her the most. With Logan, his protective love does not satisfy Janie for the love she wanted, which lead Jody to help Janie escape from the protective love. When Teacake appears, he offered a new kind of love: fulfilling, happy, and true love. In Their Eyes were Watching God, Jody and TeaCake's love ultimately built Janie’s true character.
When Janie finished eating her peanut butter and jelly sandwich and she needed something to wash it down. Even though she was lactose intolerant she decided to drink milk, so she grabed Sarah Charlotte 's milk and gulped it down. While Sarah-Charlotte was protesting Janie looked at the little girl in the kidnapped section of the carton whose name was "Jennie Spring". As she started to look at the little girl more and more, she started to realize that the little girl in the picture was actually her.
She does not care about what society or her grandmother wants her to do. She took a stand, not only for gender equality but also independence for herself. Janie is tired of being a servant, specifically to Joe, but also to society and her grandmother?s expectation. Janie wants equality, independence, and happiness. This response is the start of a ?new?
Many factors may cause or create a change in someone’s character. It’s usually from their relationships they have encountered in their life. Relationships good or bad can help shape a person’s character immensely, and from every relationship, a person’s character can be changed for the better or worse. The main character, Janie Crawford, in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston,had encountered several relationships that caused a positive and negative changes her character. Janie’s first husband, Jody Starks, and second husband, Tea Cake, both caused a change in her character.
Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, forces Janie to marry a man she is not in love with out of convenience. Nanny does not want Janie to suffer the necessities of life, but Janie cares little about materials and seeks love. Nanny’s ideology haunts Janie for much of her life, influencing decisions she takes later in marriage. Huston says, “The memory of Nanny was still powerful and strong,” which shows how Janie conforms to the ideology her grandmother instilled in her. And although Janie conforms, she continues to question inwardly about love.
In conclusion Jannete had to become independent at a young age but also worried about her mother and
Though Janie faces loss multiple times through the deaths of these people that she loves dearly, she gains qualities in herself which she can use later in her life. In her first relationship with Joe, Janie is continually oppressed in terms of when she’s allowed to speak and how she controls her own appearance but this oppression only works to shape her personality into one that can speak back and be more assertive in front of anyone. By having to be in a situation where she has to choose whether to shoot Tea Cake, she becomes more resilient and proactive. Only through the loss of youthfulness and two loved ones is Janie able to truly discover who she, conveying Hurston’s larger message that self-discovery is fueled through loss and
Being a woman did not allow her dreams to be on the horizon which made her lay them on Joe. This chapter makes Janie realize what she wants in life and it is not what her grandma wants. She wants love and freedom. Joe gave her more than what her grandma wanted for her although Janie did not achieve the life she wanted while being married to Joe. Janie may have placed her goals in life onto Joe although he did not give her what she wanted deep down which made her resent him, show her selfish qualities,
In life, some people are motivated by selfish feelings or desires but sometimes these selfish ambitions have a negative effect on other people as in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. In this novel, Janie is a character who is on a journey motivated by finding herself, however, the desires of others always seem get in the way. Nanny’s selfish ambitions are the first to affect Janie on her journey, soon followed by Joe Starks, Mrs. Turner, and even Tea Cake. Throughout this novel, the strive for money and power are recurring desires that inevitably result in unhappiness and pain for Janie. It all starts with Nanny, in this novel Janie’s grandmother only wants the best for Janie and she thinks her decisions are in Janie's best
Next, Janie marries Joe Starks and they go to Eatonville, Florida, a town created entirely by and for blacks. When they first arrive into town they quickly realize the town is in desperate need for leadership. Janie volunteers Joe to become major because of his wealth and his strong personality. Joe also buys a grocery store and has Janie work there. At this point in the novel Janie is content, but soon after the true colors of Joe start to emerge.
In the 1930’s, lives of women strongly depended on the man they were married to as well as their race. In their eyes were watching god by Zora Neale Hurston, an older Janie Crawford recalls the life she lead as a young african american woman in the 1930s. As Janie describes the decisions she’s made, it is evident that Janie is far ahead of her time. Throughout the novel, Janie consistently demonstrates behaviors that defy the conventional image of the african american women around her.
