who is the protagonist in the novel “their eyes were watching god”
Janie
who was janie forced to marry?
logan killicks
who was janie’s best friend?
pheoby
where does the hurricane take place?
the everglades
what does the pear tree symbolize?
the sexual maturation of janie
What state was janie from?
Florida
Who did janie run away with?
Jody (Joe) Starks
who is sam watson?
pheoby’s husband
who warned the folks about the coming storm?
the native americans (seminoles)
what does the mule symbolize?
the strain and struggles in relationships janie is always facing.
How old was janie when she was married the first time?
15 or 16 years old
who was the youngest man janie dated?
Tea Cake
what does amos hicks try to do?
he attempts to seduce janie and try to marry her after starks’ death.
who was attacked by the dog? why were they attacked (what were they doing)?
tea cake was attacked while trying to save janie
what does the horizon symbolize?
how long was janie’s longest marriage/ relationship?
20 years
Which man died of liver failer?
Jody (joe) Starks
who does janie kiss in the beginning when she starts feeling sexual?
johnny taylor
what did tea cake consume that caused him to gag?
Water
what does the checkers game symbolize?
the barrier from jody (joe) and tea cake… making janie feel empowered allowing her to feel a voice that she wasn’t capable of having prior to tea cake
what was Nanny’s real name?
trick question, the only name provided for baby in the book was “nanny.”
What was tea cake’s real name?
Vergible Woods
what is janie’s moms name?
leafy 🥬
how did tea cake die? (be specific)
tea cake had rabies and attacked janie, janie shot tea cake and killed him.
what did janie pulling her hair out of the rags symbolize?
janie was finally free from jody’s (joe) control since he was the one who forced her to wear them.