Their eyes were watching God by Emily Gomez https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its Launch of African movement and Diaspora Unit en-us 2020-04-08 15:19:03 UTC 2020-04-28 16:30:53 UTC hello@padlet.com So i guess here is where we will be discussing and answering some questions about our book. emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/498935788 2020-04-08 15:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/498935788 So chapters 1-2 is when Janie Starks comes back to her home town and all the residents are gossiping about her. Here is where she is her present and old self reminiscing about her adventures as young one. We are introduced to the language and its spoken how its written and helps the complex role that language and speech will play throughout the novel. emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503225013 2020-04-12 01:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503225013 “Ah was born back due un slavery so it wasn’t for me to fulfill my dreams of what a woman oughta be and to do. Dat’s one of de hold-backs of slavery. But nothing can’t stop you from wishin’. You can’t beat nobody down so low till you can rob ‘em of they will. Ah didn’t want to be used for a work-ox and a brood-sow and Ah didn’t want mah daughter used that way either.” emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503226753
this was nanny talking to young Janie about during her convo to get married to a good man and how her nanny ( whos her granny) didnt't have it easy growing up like Janie does.]]> 2020-04-12 01:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503226753 Overall the first 3 chapter were pretty interesting and im looking forward to reading the rest of the book emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503229459 2020-04-12 01:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/503229459 Great Job Emily! I especially love the quotes. Thanks, Cheyenne, for clarifying that it's you! Haha! maybe I can help on some of the colloquialisms: read it out loud. That always helps me, plus you hear it how it's supposed to be read. "Ah" = "I", "uh" = "of", "yourn" = "yours", "mah" = "my", "lak" = "like", etc. https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/505214249 - Collins]]> 2020-04-13 20:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/505214249 aronochoa https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/507246311 I like how near the end of chapter 1  it says how Neale Hurtson formed her own story telling chain. And this communicable journey allowed us, the readers to be able to read this book which I found really cool.]]> 2020-04-14 20:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/507246311 aronochoa https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/507253298 I think its safe to say that she really looks up to Zora and defends her when people talk bad about her work, she is also very prideful of Haiti where Zora was also working, and even went to the same college she attended, "Barnard college" which helps us better understand the type of person she is.]]> 2020-04-14 20:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/507253298 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/514938614 In chapter 6 Joe Starks begins to become more controlling of Janie as he thinks of her as “his” .  “She was there in the store for him to look at, not those others.” He said after explaining how Walter was admiring Janies hair . 

-Alina ]]> 2020-04-19 05:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/514938614 cheyennejowerswilliams https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/515808927 In connection to what Alina said, Joe Sparks pushes Janie down and doesn’t allow her to be her. She has to met his expectations which is troubling for her. Multiple times she has had to bite her tongue so she doesn’t speak out against Joe. She feels like she’s trapped in a cage which doesn’t seem to open anytime soon. I believe she should have voiced her feelings and opinions but what do you do in that situation? How do you speak out to your husband, especially in this time period? Someone who has allowed you to live a better life than you might have lived.   ]]> 2020-04-19 18:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/515808927 So in chapter 9-10, we read that Joe, Janie's husband had died. Although Janie had out on a sad face for the town she was actually relieved and felt free for once. A significant part that happened was when she burned her rags she wore to cover her hair. emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/536912424 2020-04-28 16:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/536912424 emilygomez1 https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/536921935 After 6 months Janie begins wearing white despite all the gossip going around the town. But all of a sudden we meet this man named Tea Cake who is so nice and funny to Janie. And she likes him!! but she thinks he only like her because of her money and cause he's broke.
"He set it up and began to show her and she found herself glowing inside. Somebody wanted her to play. Somebody thought it natural for her to play. That was even nice. She looked him over and got little thrills form every one of his good points. Those full, lazy eyes with lashes curling like scimitars. The lean, over-padded shoulders and narrow waist. Even nice!"]]> 2020-04-28 16:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/emilygomez1/ronfkq0a7its/wish/536921935