3A Their Eyes Were Watching God Group Discussion Questions by https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y Post your questions on the Padlet and respond with thoughtful and thorough responses. Be sure to provide textual evidence. en-us 2022-02-16 17:53:26 UTC 2022-02-16 19:10:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f305.png Foreshadowing https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051563640 What do you think the vultures eating the donkey's stiff, lifeless, decomposing, insect ridden carcass was foreshadowing in chapter 5?]]> 2022-02-16 18:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051563640 The Pear Tree https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051592534 What do you guys think the overall meaning is of The Pear Tree for Janie? How does this occur to the way she views relationships? ]]> 2022-02-16 18:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051592534 Many readers consider the novel a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, as Janie journeys through three marriages. What initially attracts her to each man? What causes her to leave? What does she learn from each experience? https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051599429 She is not attracted to her first husband, but she loves the idea of being in love. She leaves him because he stops being nice to her and she meets Jody. She is attracted to him because he treated her kindly and was rich, confident, and powerful. Once he begins to treat her like an object, she falls out of love and after years, he dies. She ends up attracted to Tea Cake because he shows her respect for the first time in her life. From all of these men, she learns that she should value her self worth and independence, and that she should marry for love and not money or power.]]> 2022-02-16 18:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051599429 Symbolism https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051604292 What do you think is symbolized through the first sentence of the text, "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board," and how is it carried throughout the novel(Hurston 1)? ]]> 2022-02-16 18:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051604292 Symbolism https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051615263 What is the significance of Janie's hair as a symbol in the period of time where she is married to Jody? ]]> 2022-02-16 18:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051615263 Why do you think Nanny and Janie have very different perspectives on relationships and how does Nanny's perspective on relationships push Janie in the opposite direction? https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051664932 Nanny grew up in slavery and this heavily impacts how she views relationships. Nanny values pragmatism in relationships and this is shown when she picks Logan Killicks. Nanny views Killicks as honest and well-off. Janie, more than likely because of the absence of her parents and because she's able to connect with others her age, values emotional connection and reciprocation in her relationships. This can be seen when "She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree...the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree..." (Hurston, pg. 11).]]> 2022-02-16 19:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ajwhaley/q5wmsxay14wqsl0y/wish/2051664932