https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0 Their Eyes Were Watching God en-us 2018-04-30 12:31:56 UTC 2025-11-21 15:51:20 UTC hello@padlet.com 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260428422 "Aw, aw! Ah'm colored!" ]]> 2018-05-14 12:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260428422 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260429376 Janie didn't really realize that she was black until it was pointed out in class. She thought she was just the same as everyone else.]]> 2018-05-14 12:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260429376 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260430143 "Her disfavorite topic was Negroes."]]> 2018-05-14 12:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260430143 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434465 "He could be the bee to a blossom--a pear tree blossom in Spring"]]> 2018-05-14 12:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434465 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434503 It was destined that these two would meet. Tea Cake's path crossed with Janie's so ]]> 2018-05-14 12:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434503 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434554 2018-05-14 12:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434554 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434581 2018-05-14 12:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434581 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434621 "There was no doubt that the town respected him and even admired him in a way."]]> 2018-05-14 12:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434621 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434678 The towns respect for Joe comes directly from his position. As the town mayor he has the power to do what he wants. It gets him the respect he wants.]]> 2018-05-14 12:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434678 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434746 2018-05-14 12:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434746 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434790 2018-05-14 12:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434790 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434819 "In the cool of the afternoon the fiend from hell specially sent to lovers arrived at Janie's ear."]]> 2018-05-14 12:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434819 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434847 For almost all of her life she was abused in some type of way. She didn't trust love at first because of it.]]> 2018-05-14 12:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434847 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434882 "He drifted off into sleep and Janie looked down on him and felt a self-crushing love.]]> 2018-05-14 12:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434882 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434909 She has experienced love in a way she hasn't before thanks to Tea Cake.]]> 2018-05-14 12:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434909 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434936 2018-05-14 12:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434936 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434976 2018-05-14 12:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434976 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434995 2018-05-14 12:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260434995 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435042 2018-05-14 12:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435042 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435100 "He mostly talked about his plans for the town when he got there."]]> 2018-05-14 12:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435100 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435160 Joe wanted to build a bigger and better community in Eatonville. He believed he was the only one that could make that happen.]]> 2018-05-14 12:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435160 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435228 2018-05-14 12:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435228 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435274 2018-05-14 12:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435274 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435329 Even though Ms. Turner was black herself, she disliked the darker people. It was thought that since she and Janie were lighter that they were better then them. That the darker ones were holding them back from living a nicer life.]]> 2018-05-14 12:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435329 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435368 "She would have the rest of her life to do as she pleased." ]]> 2018-05-14 12:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435368 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435779 "Before she slept that night she burnt up every one of her head rags and went about the house next morning with her hair in one thick braid swinging well below her waist"]]> 2018-05-14 12:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260435779 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436274 Burning her head rags was a symbol that she was finally free from Joe's hold.]]> 2018-05-14 12:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436274 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436731 Joe could no longer control her life and for the first time in her life she was about to live for herself.]]> 2018-05-14 12:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436731 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436768 "She had found a jewel down inside herself and she had wanted to walk where people could see her and gleam it around" ]]> 2018-05-14 12:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436768 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436815 She had a new found confidence that stemmed from her independence. Finally being her own person made her feel better and she wanted to show off.]]> 2018-05-14 12:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436815 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436876 "She knew that God tore down the old world every evening and built a new one before sun-up]]> 2018-05-14 12:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436876 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436928 God changed the world everyday so nothing would stay the same.]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436928 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436960 2018-05-14 12:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436960 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436998 2018-05-14 12:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260436998 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437044 "No matter what Jody did she said nothing" ]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437044 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437116 There was so much that Janie went through and eventually she found that staying silent would be easier than speaking. There was nothing she could say.]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437116 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437169 "Joe spoke out without giving her a chance to say anything one way or another that took the bloom off of things."]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437169 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437206 With Joe around, Janie didn't really have a voice. He spoke for her. ]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437206 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437242 "Oh to be a pear tree---any tree in bloom!" ]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437242 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437295 Janie's life is like the pear tree and she is just starting to bloom into a young adult. ]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437295 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437332 "He could be a bee to blossom---a pear tree blossom in spring]]> 2018-05-14 12:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437332 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437366 It is thought that Tea Cake is the one that will make Janie's life much better. He will help her blossom like spring does for a pear tree.]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437366 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437489 "She had been getting ready for her great journey to the horizons in search of people;"]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437489 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437524 On her journey to reach the horizon she would find many people that would make her life the way she wanted]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437524 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437558 "Here Nanny had taken the biggest thing God ever made, the horizon---for no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you---and pinched it in to such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter's neck tight enough to choke her."]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437558 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437598 Nanny did not let Janie experience walking to the horizon to met new people. The horizon was in a way brought to her and used for others advantages instead of Janie's]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437598 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437630 "Still a blue sky and fair weather."]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437630 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437663 No one believed that there was a hurricane coming since the weather was still nice. The hurricane in this way could be life and how everything may look all nice but things could take a turn for the worst whenever.]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437663 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437696 "You couldn't have a hurricane when you're making seven and eight dollars a day picking beans."]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437696 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437717 People don't want to believe that there is a hurricane since things are going so well in the Everglades. ]]> 2018-05-14 12:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260437717 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260813999 "Nobody couldn't git me tuh tie no rag on mah head if Ah had hair lak dat."]]> 2018-05-15 12:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260813999 128246 https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260814087 Janie's hair is seen as very beautiful and Joe doesn't want people getting any ideas. As a result he has her cover up a part of her that makes her special. ]]> 2018-05-15 12:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/128246/9o56uffzycg0/wish/260814087