Quotes
"He look like some ole skullhead in de grave yard."
Janie
Janie's true Love
Tea Cake
Who does Janie leave Logan for?
Joe
what Janie seeks throughout her relationships, but doesn't realize until after Tea Cakes death
The symbol used to describe the "golden dust of pollen"
bees
"Why 'tain't nothing but a raw place in de woods."
Jodie
Janie's best friend
Pheoby
What Janie is being criticized for upon her return
Her ragged clothing and Tea Cake
the major theme the novel is based on
Love
The symbol Janie would find herself sitting under often
pear tree
"Anyhow it's time for uh Coca-Cola."
Tea Cake
Racist despite being African-American
Mrs. Turner
What was the ruling of Janie's case for murdering Tea Cake
Not guilty (bc he had rabies)
The story was written as a part of this period in time
Harlem Renaissance
the Horizon
"Sho is. but de worst thing is he's liable tuh suffer somethin' awful befo' he goes."
Dr. Simmons
The character that decides to stay behind during the hurricane (is asleep while flooding sweeps this character's house away)
Motor Boat
First thing Tea Cake teaches Janie to do
Play checkers
Janie enters many relationships in attempt to find this
her identity
Janie's personal item that represents her freedom
her hair
"You and yo' daughter goin' tuh join wid us in fellowship?"
Amos Hicks
Janie is warned she may end up like this person because of her relationship with Tea Cake
Annie Tyler
What do the townspeople say about how Janie killed Joe
Poison
Throughout the novel Janie tries to live her life though this
her dreams
The symbol to represent the power of nature and god
the hurricane