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"By morning Gabriel was playing the deep tones in the center of the drum." page 158

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The actual power of the hurricane is unstoppable and devastating.

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"People stayed indoors until daylight." page 155

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"He had seen Death coming and had stood his ground and fought it like a natural man." page 59

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The mule was given human characteristics but shared the common goal of all living things to survive.

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"Lawd have mercy! It was a long time on de way but Ah reckon it had to come. Oh Jesus! Do, Jesus! All done de best Ah could." page 15

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"Second dat motion!!!" It was everybody talking at once, so it was no need of putting it to a vote." page 43

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Joe Stark's building up the town brought the community together as a unit.

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"But when he heard all about 'em makin' a town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was de place he wanted to be." page 28

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"Things lak dat got uh whole lot tuh do wid convenience, but it ain't got nothin' tuh do wid love." page 105

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"On the train the next day, Joe didn't make many speeches with rhymes to her, but he bought her the best things the butcher had, like apples and a glass lantern full of candies." page 34

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"A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south." page 32

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"Brothers and sisters, since us can't never expect tuh better our choice, Ah move dat we make Brother Starks our Mayor until we kin see further." page 43

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"Jody himself would be busy driving around from town to town telling people about Eatonville and drumming up citizens to move there." page 41

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Joe was silent to Janie indicating that he was not the character that Janie thought he was.

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"Tain't nothin' to her 'ceptin' dat long hair." page 38

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"Ah'm gettin' sleepy, Janie. Let's don't talk no mo'. 'Tain't too many mens would trust yuh, knowin' yo' folks lak dey do." page 30

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"She knew she didn't know his name, but he looked familiar." page 93

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Janie found the courage to take independence to separate from Logan.

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Janie's hair represents her rather youthful and beautiful appearance.

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The town of Eatonville did not have a mayor since it was so underdeveloped but with Joe Stark's appearance he made history.

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Tea Cake expresses his true love for Janie by explaining that the age gap made no difference to him.

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Joe was gaining power over the people of Eatonvile who were directly influenced by his wealth.

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" Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon." page 29

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" He had always wanted to be a big voice, but de white folks had all de sayso where he come from and everywhere else," page 28

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The white people have an oppressive rule over colored people.

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" It made a loud noise and also made her heavy hair fall down." page 27

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"Janie's first dream was dead, so she became a woman." page 25

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" Den de big bell ring in Atlanta and all de men in gray uniforms had to go to Moultrie, and bury their swords in de ground to show they was never to fight about slavery no mo'. " page 19

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Janie's encounter with Tea Cake was a moment that was seemingly destined to happen.

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The horizon is symbolic of a far away place with new people with new standards.

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"Husbands and wives always loved each other, and that was what marriage meant." page 21

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"But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate." page 48

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"She was back and forth to the pear tree continuously wondering and thinking." page 21

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The pear tree was symbolic of herself with her experiencing a man vs self conflict.

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"She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her." page 11

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"Dat's where Ah wuz s'posed to be, but Ah couldn't recognize dat dark chile as me." page 9

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"For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation." page 1

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The horizon is symbolic of something that can be visualized but never achieved if it is not worked on.

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"She could see no way for it to come about, but Nanny and the old folks had said it, so it must be so." page 21

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The Civil War made Nanny free and able to raise Janie.

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Nanny's religious belief shaped how she shaped Janie.

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Her hair was symbolic of her burdens on the farm.

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Logan found comfort in the silence to avoid being further hurt by Janie's words.

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Janie realizing that marriage did not ensure love was now more independent.

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Joe wanted to form a black community which would be the first one in America.

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To Janie, she believed that marriage brought love and love is what she thrived for. But she learns that this statement was false.

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Power is the defining characteristic of authority in the story and influences the people who are around it.

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The pear tree was a place of refuge for Janie where she could just relax and think about nothing.

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Even though people are divided into different races, when that is taken away we are the same.

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The power of the upcoming hurricane frightens men and is a intimidating force of nature.

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Janie believes that it is fate that a person will fall in love after marriage even if she does not love Logan now.