Characters
The main protagonist of the novel
Janie
Represents Janie's sexual awakening; love
The pear tree
The natural disaster that occurred while Janie and Tea Cake were living in "the muck"
Hurricane
The Town Janie returns to
Eatonville
Janie's best friend, the one she tells her story to
Pheoby
Janie's grandmother, very strict about Janie's life choices
Nanny
Most men were attracted to Janie because of her _____
Hair
Dog
The place Janie and Tea Cake live
"The Muck"
The name of Tea Cake & Janie's friend in "the muck" who they lost during the hurricane
Motor Boat
Janie's final love, died at the end of the book
Tea Cake
Janie removing her head rag after Joe's death symbolizes this idea
Janie's freedom
The disease that Tea Cake suffered from
Rabies
The thing Joe makes Janie wear
Head Rag
The group of people who gossiped about Janie in the beginning
Porch Sitters
The man who started Eatonville & became the mayor
Joe Starks
The horizon represents this idea in the novel
Hope
Janie shoots Tea Cake for this exact reason
Self-Defense
Nanny wanted Janie to marry Logan Killicks for this reason
Financial Security
The young boy who worked in Joe and Janie's store
Hezekiah
Older farmer, married young Janie
Logan Killicks
The eye of the hurricane represents this idea
The eyes of God watching down on them
Nanny found Janie doing this with Johnny Taylor as a young girl
Kissing
Pheoby's husband's name
Sam Watson
The name of the young man Janie was caught kissing in the beginning of the story
Johnny Taylor