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From the uncomfortable relationship Janie and Joe’s marriage had taken, Janie views her own life through a third person’s perspective, how “she sat and watched the shadow of herself”(77). Distancing her physical self from her emotional self in order to cope with the repressed and self concealing circumstance she is in.   

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From the uncomfortable relationship Janie and Joe’s marriage had taken, Janie views her own life through a third person’s perspective, how “she sat and watched the shadow of herself”(77). Distancing her physical self from her emotional self in order to cope with the repressed and self concealing circumstance she is in.   

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After a while in to her marriage Janie "watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised” (77). Janie lost herself in her abusive relationship with Joe. it was as if Joe's possessiveness took Janie's soul away.

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After years of a worsening marriage, Janie Janie sat in the store reflecting: “Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised" (77). Janie notes that sees the "shadow of herself" doing all these things as Janie herself isn't in control. She conveys that her consciousness is under the tree where she feels the most comparable. This shows how Janie has beguns to lose herself because of her relationship with Jodie. Furthermore, this shows that Janie isn't truly happy.

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Janie reflects on her past years with Joe, while concealing her negative feelings. She doesn't have the courage to open up towards Joe.

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As time passes while Janie lives her unsatisfying life with Joe, she begins to dissociate from her life: “Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree" (77). While Janie neglects to be as present in her life as she was before, this mechanism used to keep herself strong demonstrates her resilience and inner-strength when faced with harsh circumstances.

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As Janie contemplated her relationship with Jody, she “sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree" (77). Jody continued to suppress Janie's emotions that she forced her to express her feelings in her imagination.

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Janie's personality has been so suppressed by Joe's controlling nature. She remembers, “Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised.” (77) She is almost living her life as a spectator out of fear of Joe and his sometimes violent tendencies.

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As Janie was working in the store, she thought about leaving this repetitive and boring life and relaxing in a place of comfort. She herself "sat under a shady tree" while "she watched the shadow of herself going about tending the store". The word shady has a relaxing and fun connotation as it means out of the reach of the sun and problems, she uses the shade as a way to dissapear from the life she knows.

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Despite Janie's high hopes after marrying Jody, she soon realizes that it was not what she had hoped for. Instead of conquering the world together, Jody controls her physical being, forcing her to dress and act a certain way. One day, as Janie "watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody... she herself sat under a shady tree.” (77) Even though Jody is able to control her physical being, Janie's mind is resilient and wanders off to a place she would rather be. The motif of a tree that occurs throughout the novel represents Janie's will and freedom.

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The tree theme keeps on recurring in the book as she reflects on her childhood "then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised”(77). 

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The tree theme keeps on recurring in the book as she reflects on her childhood "then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised”(77). 

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As Janie and Jody's unpleasant relationship began coming to a close, Janie came to a realization of the life she was living; "Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised"(77). "the shadow of herself" portrays Janie's self awareness telling her to continue being resilient to the abuse she faces from Jody.

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As Janie reflects on the past 17 years spent with Joe, she "sat and watched the shadow... ceased to be surprised" (77). The excerpt depicts the amount of experience Janie has compared to the beginning of the novel. The text suggests that if she reflected on her life the same way before she met Joe, she would have felt a significantly different way than she does now. Janie has grown and faced many (not always positive) experiences since the beginning of the novel.

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While working in the store Janie has found a type of freedom through finding her happy place. “Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised” (77). ...

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Janie is realizing how her relationship with Joe is changing and how her life is not turning out they way that she wanted it to. While working in the store she thinks a lot about this and “then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised” (77). To separate her life and the life that she is living Janie thinks about sitting under a "shady tree". This shady tree is the place that she feels the most calm and where she wants to be. But the life that she has, that does not make her happy, is working in the store for Jody.

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Janie was once again ordered by Starks to work down in the store. Her day had become so repetitive that "one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised” (77). Janie's marriage with Starks has evidently taken a massive toll on her day to day life as well as how she expresses her feelings. This is illustrated by the motif of masking emotions that Janie keeps needing to do. It has gotten to the point where she completely masks herself day after day in order for Joe's comments and commands not to hurt her.

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Jody and Janie settle into an uncomfortable routine. One day, Janie understands this life is no longer hers, as  “she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised.” (77) As her life with Jody continues, Janie realizes she is living a monotone life, one that no longer feels like her. She "watched the shadow of herself", showing a disjunction between her mind and body. While her mind has virtually tapped out of this situation, her body continues, running the store day after day. This is her form of release from her life with Jody.

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Janie was working in the store for Joe and she slowly felt Joe taking away her freedom. Her days became more strict and mundane. Janie starts to develop two different personalities: " The shadow of herself going about tending store... while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree" (76). Janie starts to become more aware of how she is trapped in this tyrannical marriage. She starts to zone out and think of her freedom and happiness which is left under the tree.

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As Janie thinks back on her childhood she grounds herself by remembering the feeling of taking in the nature around her in her "happy place".

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Janie says she "watched the shadow of herself" to show how she her mind is disconnected from her actions. She is tending the store just to please Jody, but in reality she is not happy. Her time under a shady tree represents a place where she feels free and safe from Jody, and where she can release and be herself.

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The part of Janie that is tending to the store can only be felt as a "shadow of herself", conveying Janie's dissatisfaction with her mundane lifestyle and her desire to be elsewhere.

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While Janie at first suppresses her negative emotions regarding Jody, there was "Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree….” (77). Janie is becoming self-aware regarding how obedient of Jody she is and what this is doing to her emotionally.

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Later in Janie's relationship with Joe, she is emotionally abused by him because of his views of women. [...] The shadow of Janie's former self hovering over an intimidated Joe displays how Janie's resilience continues to deprive her husband of his ability to project his power over her by reflecting back to her childhood and connection with nature.

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Later on during Janie's relationship with Joe, it is described that while working in the town store, she begins to zone out and return to her ideal place underneath a shaded tree, saying "Then one day she sat and watched the shadow of herself going about tending store and prostrating itself before Jody, while all the time she herself sat under a shady tree…This was the first time it happened, but after a while it got so common she ceased to be surprised.” (77)" This particular quote shows just how resilient she continues to be against Joe's wishes, even if just within her mind, by continuing to reflect back on her childhood and her connection to nature. In fact, it is even asserted that she is unhappy with her current state in the controlling relationship by describing "a shadow of herself" tending the store.