Themes
“So he struck Janie with all his might and drove her from the store” (Hurston 80)
What theme does the quote above demonstrate?
Abuse
What is a symbol of Janie's Freedom?
The hair-rag
What time period is the story set in?
Early 1900's
Who determines Joe is dying of kidney failure
The Doctor
“ ‘Janie! Janie! Don’t tell me Ah got tuh die, and Ah ain’t used tuh thinkin’ ‘bout it.’ ”(Hurston 86)
What theme does the quote above demonstrate?
Death
What reveals Janie's beauty and confidence back to her?
The mirror
What is the physical micro setting of chapter 8?
Joe's house
What character archetype does Janie belong to?
Hero/Heroine
“Then too she considered thirty-five is twice seventeen and nothing was the same at all”(Hurston 76)
What theme does the quote above demonstrate?
Old age/Growing up
What was the most prominent symbol in the previous chapter that does not appear in chapters 7 & 8?
The Mule
What is the physical Meso-setting?
Florida
“ ‘Stop mixin’up mah doings wid mah looks, Jody. When you git through tellin’ me how tuh cut uh plug uh tobacco, then you kin tell me whether mah behind is on straight or not’ ”(Hurston 78)
Which character says the quote above?
Janie
“You done lived wid me for twenty years and you don’t half know me atall.” (Hurston 86)
What theme does the quote above demonstrate?
Loneliness
What symbolizes is the opposite of the kerchief/hair-rag
Janie's long hair
What is the psychological setting of Janie and Joe's home when it is described as quiet?
Tense
Who buys the tobacco plug that Janie cuts in the wrong place?
Mixon
“Why must Joe be so mad with her for making him look small when he did it to her all the time? Had been doing it for years.”(Hurston 81)
What theme does the quote above demonstrate?
Honesty
What symbolizes Janie's impulsive decisions/mistakes?
The tobacco plug
How long has Janie been married to Joe and what dimension of setting would this belong to?
17 years, temporal setting
“It’s too late fuh y’all tuh be splittin’ up and gittin divorce.”(Hurston 83)
Who says the quote above?
Pheoby Watson