CHAPTER
IN THIS CHAPTER, JODY, ALSO KNOWN AS JOE STARKS, DIES FROM KIDNEY FAILURE
WHAT IS CHAPTER 8?
A WOMAN WHO HAS ALWAYS WANTED WHAT WAS BEST FOR JANIE
WHO IS NANNY?
"Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board"
WHO IS THE NARRATOR?
But, because Joe is jealous he forces Janie to wear a head-rag when in public.
IN THIS CHAPTER, JANIE SELLS THE STORE
WHAT IS CHAPTER 12
THIS CHARACTERS IS TWELVE YEARS YOUNGER THAN JANIE
WHO IS TEA CAKE?
"Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything"
WHO IS NANNY?
More than anything, Hurston’s text is compassionate toward all of its characters. Although Janie condemns some characters for their unforgivable sins, the text takes the time to explain the mentality of every major character
WHAT IS TONE?
IN THIS CHAPTER, NANNY, JANIE'S GRANDMOTHER PASSES AWAY
WHAT IS CHAPTER 3?
THIS CHARACTER GIVES JANIE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT WHEN THE TOWNSPEOPLE GOSSIP ABOUT JANIE.
WHO IS PHEOBY WATSON?
"You done lived wid me for twenty years and you don't half know me atall"
WHO IS JANIE?
Slavery in the southern United States, though abolished by the time of Janie’s life, has a profound effect on the book.
WHAT IS SETTING?
WHAT IS CHAPTER 6?
THIS GIRL JUST DISAPPEAR FROM THE NOVEL AT THE END OF A CHAPTER
WHO IS NUNKIE?
"He could be a bee to a blossom—a pear tree blossom in the spring"
ZORA NEALE HURSTON INCLUDES BIBLICAL, HISTORICAL, AND LITERARY REFERENCES
WHAT IS AN ALLUSION?