Motifs
What part of nature represents sexuality?
Pear tree
What does Janie do with her old headrags? And why?
Burned because she felt restricted by them/by Joe
Who is Janie's second husband?
Joe Starks
Which developing town did Janie move to?
Eatonville
Explain the significance of Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fishnet... and draped it over her shoulder... and called in her sould to come and see."
Janie was looking inward, relying on herself, her memories and acknowledgement of a life lived for herself as a means of comfort.
What part of Janie represents sexuality?
Hair
What does Janie see on a cow during the storm?
A Dog
Which neighbor does Janie and her husband run away from the storm with?
Motor Boat
Which state does the novel take place in?
Florida
Explain the significance of “Oh to be a pear tree-any tree in bloom!”
Janie's sexual awakening
What does Joe repress in Janie after Joe made his post election speech?
Janie’s Voice
Name three things Janie does that signal a shift in her character after the hurricane, showing that although she is in love with Tea Cake, she intends to protect him from himself and to protect herself too.
She rotates the pistol
She puts shotgun shells in her apron
She shoots Tea Cake to put him out of his misery ad save herself
Who is Janie telling the story to?
Pheoby Watson
Whose house does Janie live at in the beginning of the novel?
Grandma’s house
Explain the significance of “Real gods require blood”
The hurricane was God’s way of punishing the people for their sins, similar to Noah’s ark
What motif is expanded when Janie testifies on her own behalf and how does this contrast with the moment after Joe dies.
motif of voice and unlike with Joe when she allows rumors to circulate, in the courtroom she tells the courtroom all about the love between her and Tea Cake.
He bites her, possibly transmitting rabies.
What is Tea Cake's real name?
Vergible Woods
What is the significance of Everglades?
New Beginnings
Explain the significance of “you got to go there to know there."
Joe is a fraud, Janie exposes his lack of masculinity, she is falling out of love
What motif is expanded at the very end of the novel, when Janie chooses to look within?
Horizon
Why do the people, his friends, on the muck believe Janie should be convicted for killing Tea Cake?
They believe she kills him in malice.
What group of people were against Janie in the Courtroom?
Tea Cake's friends
What lake chased them during the storm?
Okeechobee
Who said “you look lak de change uh life”
Janie