Characters
The protagonist of the novel
Who is Janie Mae Crawford?
"Thank yuh fuh yo' compliments but mah wife don't know nothin' 'bout no speech-makin'"
Who is Joe Starks (Jody)?
"She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net"
What is a simile?
Symbol of innocent are objectified/dehumanized when they should be show compassion/protection
What is the mule?
The diversity of Janie's experiences with each of her husband's emphasizes this theme
What is 'there are fundamental differences between men and women'?
The mayor of Eatonville, Florida
Who is Joe Starks (Jody)?
"...youse got yo' womanhood on yuh. So Ah mout ez well tell yuh whut Ah been savin' up for uh spell. Ah wants to see you married right away"
Who is Nanny Crawford?
"The porch was boiling now."
What is hyperbole?
Symbol of power and oppression?
What is Janie's hair?
Mrs. Turner's feelings about the people on 'de muck' and her desire to have Janie married to her light-skinned brother emphasize this theme
What is 'desire for class and status creates racism towards others and self'?
Old, owns 60 acres of land is able to provide Janie with financial stability.
Who is Logan Killicks?
"Ah told yo' before dat you got de keys tuh de kingdom. You can depend on dat"
Who is Tea Cake?
If God don’t think no mo’ ‘bout em then Ah do, they’s a lost ball in de high grass.”
What is a metaphor?
This symbolizes loss of power
What is 'people envy other’s power and try to regain power through judgment and control'?
What is Tea Cake's legal name?
Vergible Woods?
"When you pull down yo' britches, you look lak de change uh life"
"The more his back ached and his muscle dissolved into fat and the fat melted off his bones, the more fractious he became with Janie"
What is imagery?
This symbolizes life purpose, rebirth and passion
What is the pear tree?
Janie's desire to tell her story to Phoeby first, so that Phoeby can tell her story to the townspeople, relates best to this theme.
It is important to be “seen” clearly; People believe the way others “see” them affects their identity.
Tea Cake's friend who attempts decides to stay and sleep in an abandoned house during the Hurricane, rather than continue on to Palm Beach with Tea Cake and Janie
Who is Motorboat?
"Ah jus' couldn't see mahself married to no black man. We outghta lighten up de race"
Mrs. Turner
""De lake is comin’!" and the pursuing waters growled and shouted ahead, "Yes, Ah’m comin’!", and those who could fled on.
What is personification?
The Horizon, Road, and Gate are all symbols of what?
Hope
Hambo's comment to Joe that "[Janie] is uh born orator, Starks. Us never knowed dat befo’. She put jus’ de right words tuh our thoughts" which directly contradicts Joe's earlier statement that "but mah wife don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no speech-makin’....She’s uh woman and her place is in de home" well articulates this theme.
Voice reveals inner truth while silence confines and dehumanizes.