MAIN IDEAS
is a symbol of her power and unconventional identity;
WHAT IS HAIR
These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long…. But now,
WHO'S THE NARRATOR
Thoroughly soaked; saturated
WHAT IS SODDEN?
Pheoby criticizes the other women on the porch for their malicious gossip and sticks up for Janie.
what is chapter 1
she is a woman but defies gender stereotypes by insisting on her independence and wearing overalls.
WHO IS JANIE
represent Janie’s idealized views of nature. In the bees’ interaction with the pear tree flowers,
WHAT THE PEAR TREE AND THE HORIZON
They were there with their tongues cocked and loaded, the only real weapon left to weak folks.
WHAT IS THE MUCK
Morose; sulky
WHAT IS SULLEN?
As the season begins, some familiar faces return and some new faces appear. Mrs. Turner brings her brother to town, and Tea Cake, feeling threatened, beats Janie to show that he still controls her. He pampers her afterward, and Janie harbors no ill will toward him.
what is chapter 17
Janie’s first husband.
WHO IS LOGAN
THE DESTRUCTIVE FURRY OF NATURE
WHAT IS THE HURRICANE
Janie’s neighbors have gathered in the courtroom as Janie stands trial for killing Tea Cake:
WHAT IS THE MUCK
Cruel; merciless
WHAT IS WANTON?
After Tea Cake’s funeral, the men of the muck realize how poorly they treated Janie; to appease their feelings of guilt.
What is chapter 20
Everglades residents who run a small restaurant.
WHO IS Mr. and Mrs. Turner
the novel focuses on the porch-sitters who gossip and speculate about her situation.
WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY
Dem meatskins is got tuh rattle tuh make out they’s alive.
WHAT IS LIFE
Having an offensive odor
WHAT IS FETID?
The next day, Hezekiah tells Janie that Tea Cake is too low for a woman like her; Janie, however, doesn’t care. Tea Cake returns that night and they eat a dinner of fresh fish.
WHAT IS CHAPTER 11
A consummate politician and businessman, he becomes the postmaster, mayor.
WHO IS Jody Starks
Zora Neale Hurston was a famous black author who was associated with the Harlem Renaissance, many readers assume that Their Eyes Were Watching God is concerned primarily with issues of race.
WHAT IS RACE AND RACISM
The only killing tool they are allowed to use in the presence of white folks.
WHAT THE PRESENCE
area of control
WHAT IS JURISDICTION?
Janie dislikes the business of running the store but loves that people sit on its porch and talk all day telling colorful, exaggerated stories
WHAT IS CHAPTER 6
Janie’s third husband and first real love. Twelve years younger than Janie
Who is Tea Cake