https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd Post your thoughts on how the text and the poem are thematically related. en-us 2022-03-31 13:47:13 UTC 2022-04-01 14:39:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 429426 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125496510 A Caged Bird and TEWWG both address freedom, in TEWWG it's through the lens of marriage and the life of a woman and how she is freed from abusive marriage and how she completely flourishes when she's free. A Caged Bird mirrors this with the imagery of a free bird flourishing and a caged bird suffering.]]> 2022-04-01 14:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125496510 267792 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125505911 "Caged Bird" references a bird singing with fear in hopes of obtaining freedom alongside a free bird with the world in its grasp. In a similar sense, Janie is constantly "singing" through marriage to obtain (or search for) her independence and freedom. At the end of the book, Janie is a "free bird", and is able to indulge in what the world has to offer, finally being free from negative influence and gaining increased understanding of herself.]]> 2022-04-01 14:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125505911 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125510317 The caged and free bird represent the aspects of Janie's marriages. The caged bird is suppressed and unable to do as it wishes, just as Janie was in her marriage with Logan. Janie wanted to love her partner, but was unable to and was thus trapped in her marriage (like the bird in the cage). Janie was unable to leave the cage because Nanny's wishes weighed her down. The free bird represents Janie's marriage with Tea Cake. She is free to do what she wants, Tea Cake does not force her to do anything like Logan did.]]> 2022-04-01 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125510317 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125511321 This poem I think really relates to how Janie develops at the end of the book. This poem is all about the beauty of a woman and her personal self confidence and personality. "Now you understand just why my heads not bowed" I think really relates to how Janie feels when she returns to Eatonville from the muck, she doesn't care what anybody thinks about her and doesn't care that the people in the town are talking behind her back. "The grace of my smile" and "The sun of my smile" I think indirectly really relates to how much Janie has developed as a person. ]]> 2022-04-01 14:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125511321 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125514258 A Caged Bird is related to TEWWG as the bird symbolizs freedom and roles. The author in The Caged Bird uses imagery and tone to show how a caged bird has no freedom, gloomy, wants to cry out, while the free bird Runs around without fear. This is similar to Janie as whenever she was in marriage, she seemed caged by others expectations, when she is out of her marriage, she seems much happier and free.]]> 2022-04-01 14:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125514258 https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125554179 This poem really strikes me as reflective of Janie's character development in TEWWG. She always seeks out her own, luxurious ideals for her life. However, she is often relegated to a subservient role, and this struggle can be analogized the bird is "caged". Also, the bird symbolizes the brightness in a gloomy world, similar to how Janie seems to be this light in a world that is mostly "darkened" by the grim reality of life, especially given the historical lack of equality she experienced as a black woman. Finally, the way the bird battles to sing while "his wings are clipped and his feet are tied", just as Janie relentlessly dreamed of a better future amidst the adversity in her three marriages. ]]> 2022-04-01 14:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emilykdavis/iprvqfltlyqwxcfd/wish/2125554179