Themes
Characters
Literary Elements
Quotes
Janie
100
This theme is what the novel is based on; the journey in which Janie sets forth to find
What is LOVE
100
This person married young because of her grandmother and left her husband for another man. After her second lover passed away, she finally met her true love.
What is Janie
100
"When Janie Meets Johny Taylor, Hurston uses the symbol the______ to represent the "golden dust of pollen"
What is BEES
100
"t'ain't no use in getting all mad,Janie, 'cause ah mention you ain't no young galno mo'. Nobody in heah ain't lookin' for no wife outa yuh. old as you is"
What is Joe's reaction toward Janie in the store, in front of the other men.
100
Who is living through Janie?
What is NANNY
200
This recurring theme is present in the scene where Janie witnesses the bee and the pear tree blossom and also in the scene where Nanny punishes Janie for kissing a boy.
What is SEXUALITY
200
this person is in love with an older woman named Janie, but people never really trusted that he loved her.
What is Tea Cake
200
"She was Stretched on her back beneath the ________ soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her."
What is PEAR TREE
200
"Dat’s what makes me skeered. You don’t mean no harm. You don’t even know where harm is at. Ah’m ole now. Ah can’t be always guidin’ yo’ feet from harm and danger. Ah wants to see you married right away.
What is Nanny Talking to Janie about getting married
200
Who threatens to Kill Janie
What is Logan Killicks
300
Throughout the story Janie enters many relationships hoping to find this
What is IDENTITY
300
He first seems to love Janie a lot but according to nature they didnt quite click. He began to be demanding of what kind of woman he wanted Janie to be and of what a mayor's wife should be like.
What is JODY STARKS
300
This symbol is an image of the light of of the corner of the earth. It begins and concludes day and night
What is THE HORIZON
300
"What she doin coming back here in dem overhalls? Can’t she find no dress to put on? – Where’s dat blue satin dress she left here in?
What is porch sitters gossiping about Janie as she is coming back to Eatonville
300
WHAT group of people criticize and talked about everything Janie Did?
What is Porch Sitters
400
Janie tries to find this through the relationships she has with Nanny, Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, and Tea Cake Woods. She feels at times that her relationship is holding her back from this.
What is INDEPENDENCE
400
Janie is telling the whole story to what character
What is Pheoby Watson
400
Janie's _____ represents her femininity and freedom. It is her identity, her unique tribute as a beautiful woman. Starks, on the other hand, see's it as a symbol of male power defiance.
What is HER HAIR
400
"Things lak dat [age] got uh whole lot tuh do wid convenience, but it ain’t got nothin’ tuh do wid love."
What is tea Cake when telling Janie that age does not have any issue in this relationship
400
Joe Starks makes Janie wrap up her hair making her feel like she lost all her...
What is FREEDOM
500
Throughout the story Janie tries to live out her life through this, althoygh she isn't sure what it really means for her
What is DREAMS
500
This person is Janie's grandfather
What is Nanny's Slave Owner
500
What represents how Janie is treated By Joe Starks and their relationship.
What is MULE
500
You ain’t tried tuh pacify nobody but yo’self. Too busy listenin tuh yo’ own big voice."
What is Janie telling Joe that he is ignorant and stubborn while he was on his death bed.
500
Who is the first person Janie kisses?
What is Johnny taylor
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