Character & Plot
She is Janie’s best friend who brings her a pot of mulatto rice upon her return to Eatonville
Who is Pheoby Watson?
Janie believes marriage should be like the connection between a bee and a blossom on this tree
What is the Pear Tree
Janie compares a harmonious marriage to the interaction between a bee and a blossom on this tree
What is a pear tree
When Janie returns to Eatonville, the townspeople criticize her for wearing these instead of a dress
What are overalls
anie tries to convince herself that marriage brings love automatically, just like this daily natural event.
What is the sun coming up?
Nanny forces Janie to marry this man because he has a house, land, and an organ.
Who is Logan Killicks
According to Nanny, the black woman is the "mule" of this
What is the world
Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks because he has a house, an organ, and this many acres of land
What is sixty acres
This woman is Janie's best friend and the only person who defends her against the porch sitters' gossip
Who is Pheoby Watson?
The wedding feast held in Nanny's parlor featured cakes and this specific meat dish.
What is fried rabbit?
This event marks the "end of childhood" for Janie, which Nanny witnesses from her nap.
What is the kiss (with Johnny Taylor
For Nanny, marriage isn't about love, but about this specific type of protection
What is security (or safety)
This specific event, witnessed by Nanny from her nap, marks the end of Janie's childhood.
What is the kiss (with Johnny Taylor)
Nanny says the black woman is the "mule" of this.
What is the world?
Nanny argues that Logan is a good match because he has a house, the only organ in town, and this many acres of land.
What is sixty acres?
The "porch sitters" criticize Janie for returning to town wearing these instead of a dress.
What are overalls
Janie realizes that her first dream is dead, marking her transition into this phase of life
What is womanhood (or adulthood
Janie complains that Logan Killicks looks like a "skullhead" and refuses to do this before coming to bed
What is wash his feet
Janie did not know she was colored until she saw herself in one of these at age six.
What is a photograph?
Janie complains to Nanny that Logan looks unappealing and refuses to do this one thing before coming to bed.
What is wash his feet?
Nanny raised Janie because this woman, Janie's mother, ran off after being abused
Who is Leafy
Janie tells Pheoby that to understand life, you have to go there to know there, unlike these people who just talk.
Who are the porch sitters (or the townspeople
After waiting for love to "kick in" with Logan, Janie realizes that marriage does not make this.
What is love
Nanny was born into slavery and had a daughter named Leafy by this man.
Who is her white master?
The text states that Janie "became a woman" only after this specific event happened.
What is her first dream died?