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protagonist, Janie Crawford. Throughout the book, Janie is victimized by several men by being told to do what a women was expected to do, which means that the men thought of her as weak and as a woman that they can tyrannize into doing woman roles. Jody Starks is a major example of a man who thinks that women are not anything other

Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie’s journey towards spiritual enlightenment and her development of individuality, largely through Janie’s relationships with others. Hurston uses the themes of power, control, abuse, and respect, in Janie’s relationships with Nanny, Killicks, Starks, and Tea Cake, to effectively illustrate how relationships impact identity and self-growth.  It is Janie’s relationship with Nanny that first suppresses her self-growth

While reading I noticed that janie never really felt that way with anyone except maybe Teacake. Logan and Jody were only married to Janie because of Nanny. Nanny told her to marry Logan because she wanted Janie to be financially secure, Logan had money and they admired that. Jody was a Mayor so that also was just a mistake. If you're searching for love you have to marry that person for them and not for their status or bank account. Teacake

and untrustworthy. The story followed Janie's search for true happiness, where she married three men: Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, and Tea Cake. Janie felt like Tea Cake was a breath of fresh air, but did he differ from her last two husbands? Both Jody and Logan made her work excessive and limited her role in the relationship. Tea Cake’s actions in the story strongly indicate that he complicated Janie’s life. For instance, Tea Cake’s jealousy was demonstrated when Mrs. Turner was fascinated by Janie’s

Intersectionality is the study of identity that looks at how different aspects of identity intersect with each other to form specific and differing experiences of oppression. Zora Neale Hurston deals with the intersection of race and gender through the story of Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God. However, rather than seeing the way in which Hurston deals with this intersection, the author Richard Wright claims, “The sensory sweep of her novel carries no theme, no message, no thought. In the main

that her marriage with Joe is not real love, rather, it is mislove. Real love means that both partners benefit, but “[s]he got nothing from Jody except what money could buy” (77). This experience with Jody causes Janie to understand the difference between real love and mislove. She also understands that her sexuality and autonomy is significant to her. When Jody dies, Janie embraces her independence and sexuality, letting her “hair in one thick braid [to swing] well below her waist.” (89). Her experiences

Although many people take it for granted, being able to speak one or more languages is an ability to be grateful for. We use language in our commutes, in our jobs, and at our homes. Some people are able to speak only the language of their native country while some are able to speak multiple languages from around the world. Most of the languages are interpreted and spoken by our senses. However, there are some people in the world that are not able to speak the language for multiple reasons. In most

slowly tries to make her help him with the farm work but it leads to janie running away from feeling unloved. In the story she finds another man named jody starks. She travels from georgia to eatonville to satisfy jody'S AMBITIONS. Jody pampers her with different material objects and shows her what's it's like to be the mayor's wife. However jody starts to treat her like an object other than his wife and the marriage deteriorates. tHE FINAL relationship expressed in the story is with aman named Tea

view. This use of third person can allow the reader to better understand the characters, such as Kino regarding his child “Some day, his mind said, that boy would know what things were in the books and which ones were not” (“The Pearl” 27). Also, when Jody leaves the barn “He wished he believed everything Billy said as he had before the pony died” (“The Red Pony” 72).Both stories third person views give the reader a peek into what the character is actually thinking, which is sometimes a much needed

belittle her (Hurtson 26). Everyone will have relationships that the individual benefits from, and some that the individual does not benefit from. After Janie moves on she finds a man named Jody and marries him. The relationship again tore down Janie as an individual because power took over the relationship, and Jody became demeaning and belittling to Janie. After this relationship ended, Janie was extremely hesitant to jump into another relationship because of her past relationships “ Janie talked and