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"Janie awoke next morning by feeling Tea Cake almost kissing her breath away. Holding her and caressing her as if he feared she might escape his grasp and fly away. She could feel him and almost see him bucking around the room in the upper air. After a long time of passive happiness, she got up and opened the window and let Tea Cake leap forth and mount to the sky on a wind. That was the beginning of things." (11.81-82)

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She ends up handing herself over to Joe Starks, a man she thinks she loves. She's blinded to his faults by her own visions of pear blossoms and bees and by his entrepreneurial charisma. Ultimately, Joe values ambition and material wealth more than he values Janie, and he sees her as an accessory rather than as an equa

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Janie was able to stay strong through all she went through with going through a marriage so young and then losing her husband. But she was still able to remain positive.

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You and Logan been fussin’? Lawd, Ah know dat grassgut, liver-lipted nigger ain’t done took and beat mah baby already! Ah’ll take a stick and salivate ’im!” (Hurston, 27)

Janie, how long you been ’lowin’ Johnny Taylor to kiss you?”

“Only dis one time, Nanny. Ah don’t love him at all. Whut made me do it is—oh, Ah don’t know.”

“Thank yuh, Massa Jesus.” (Hurston, 18)

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"Ah wants to see you married right away" (Hurston, 15)

“’Cause you told me Ah mus gointer love him, and, and Ah don’t. Maybe if somebody was to tell me how, Ah could do it.”(Hurston, 27)

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“’Tain’t no use in you cryin’, Janie. Grandma done been long uh few roads herself. But folks is meant to cry ’bout somethin’ or other."(Hurston, 29)

"No tellin’ whut mout happen befo’ you die. Wait awhile, baby. Yo’ mind will change.”(Hurston, 29).

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Nanny plays a very important part in Janie's life . Nanny could be hard on Janie at times ,but for the most part she just wants her to have the best in life . Sometimes nanny puts her own wishes before she thinks about how Janie feels about her own life . Nanny is mainly just a concerned character in the story that just wants to make sure that her granddaughter is taking care of before she dies

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“Brother Logan Killicks. He’s a good man, too.” (Hurston, 16)

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“Aw you know Ah’m gwine chop de wood fuh yuh. Even if you is stingy as you can be wid me. Yo’ Grandma and me myself done spoilt yuh now, and Ah reckon Ah have tuh keep on wid it.”

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“You ain’t got no particular place. It’s wherever Ah need yuh. Git uh move on yuh, and dat quick.”

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He's old and ugly—in sharp contrast to Janie’s youthful beauty. Janie resents him for his asymmetrical face and for lacking the etiquette to wash his feet before coming to bed

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If Janie represents beauty, Logan represents everything ugly there is

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Logan seems to have the idea that marriage means dominating a woman and that women are objects for men to put to us

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Logan seems to have the idea that marriage means dominating a woman and that women are objects for men to put to us

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Logan seems to have the idea that marriage means dominating a woman and that women are objects for men to put to us

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Joe Starks can be represented as dominant because he always wanted Janie to do the things that HE wanted her to do. Janie had to do hard work like working on the farm and wear farm clothes. Also, after he had the towns meeting , he made her stop talking to the people and her friends in the town. He also made her wrap up her hair. In chapter 6 , Janie wanted to talk about the mules but Joe said , "You'se Mrs. Mayor Starks, Janie...puny humans playin'  round de toes uh Time." (Hurston 95.) This shows that he was trying to take control over Janie and her life.

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Devoted was another way to describe Joe Starks. He was always about his money and keeping his store in tact. In chapter 5 , Joe had bought Janie the best things the butcher had. The author said , "Mostly he talked about plans for the town...kind of portly like rich white folks..." (Hurston 72). This portrays that Joe was a kind of rich man who had ambition.

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Janie had left Logan for Joe because she thought she would have a better life. It turns out that Joe was just as abusive and controlling as her first husband was. The author states , "One day, after seven years after they met, Jody slaps her after a disastrous dinner." (Hurston 98). This shows that Joe was always abusive and Janie kind of had bad luck with her. choice of husbands. Joe was more of a bad person than he was a good person.

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"Maybe us don't know into thing lak you do, but we all know how she went way from here and us sho seen her come back. 'Tain't no use in your tryin' to cloak no ole woman lak Janie Starks, Phoeby, friend or no friend"

This shows her faithfulness and loyalty because she stuck up for her best friend when she wasn't around. When people were to talk about her she always spoke up as if they were talking about her.

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Pheoby is a very kind hearted person who looks out for her friend when ever she can.

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Phoeby Watson is a loyal person because she's able to keep Janie's secrets, which is her best friend. She is Janie's' confidant.

[Phoeby about Janie] "Still and all she's her own woman. She oughta know by now whut she wants tuh do."

This is showing her loyalty because she's keeping it real and honest with her best-friend for recognizing the intelligent woman that she is.

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Phoeby is nice & uplifting because of how she compliments her best friend.

[Phoeby] "Gal, You sho look good. You looks like youse yo' own daughter."

This clearly shows how phoeby likes to compliment her best-friend  and is very nice to her by uplifting her.

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Phoeby is the good listener to her best friend about the messy drama that goes on, plus more.

"Phoeby Watson is Janie's best friend and confidant. She sits on the porch of the store or her own home and listens to the gossipy busybodies meddling in Janie's life."

That quote directly tells you how and in what way that Phoeby is a great listener.

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Pheoby is a concern or worried for her friends

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Pheoby is a concern or worried for her friends

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After Janine return she imidently went to comfort and consult her of her worries.

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Phoeby

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"They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things and then again he was all of these things because the town bowed down"

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"Whut make her keep her head tied up lak some ole 'oman round de store?.... Maybe he make her do it. Maybe he skeered some de rest of us mens might touch it round dat store