Character Development Timeline by Olivia Mydlack https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9 en-us 2021-12-01 18:01:05 UTC 2026-02-10 04:28:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f607.png Janie returns to Eatonville without Tea Cake keiragleasure https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923475931 Janie feels at peace as she knows tea cake is always with her.]]> 2021-12-01 18:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923475931 Janie plays with all of the Washburn children. She thinks she is white like them until she sees a photograph of all of the children and realizes she is black. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923479634 Janie felt confused in her identity when she realized that she was different from all the other children.]]> 2021-12-01 18:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923479634 At age 16, Janie sees sex for the first time, between a bee and a pear blossom. She is enchanted by it. keiragleasure https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923482580 She wishes to recreate the emotion she felt while witnessing it. This sparked a new moment of discovery and maturity for Janie.]]> 2021-12-01 18:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923482580 She seduces a boy into kissing her, hoping to taste romance for the first time. Nanny sees her and tells her that she wants Janie to get properly married as soon as possible. keiragleasure https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923483005 Janie begins exploring romantic relationships. This shows a new sense of maturity and is bridging the gap between Janie being a naive girl and an experienced woman.]]> 2021-12-01 18:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923483005 Janie marries an old farmer named Logan Killicks at nannies urging. She believes that love will come with the marriage but never does. oliviamydlack https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923484801 Janie feels hopeful that her becoming married will bring her love and romance for the first time.]]> 2021-12-01 18:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923484801 A year later, when Logan in out of town. Janie caught feels for a urbane charismatic man passing her house, they court for about two. later on Janie and Logan have an argument and he ends up threatening to kill her. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923491819 Janie feels that being with this man will bring her everything that her husband Logan doesn't give. After the argument she fears Logan. ]]> 2021-12-01 18:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923491819 She runs away with Joe Starks to Eatonville (that is in the process of being built and run completely by black folks) trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923499192 Janie running away expresses a strong feeling of freedom. She is running away from her past experiences and discovering a new future of possibilities with Joe.]]> 2021-12-01 18:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923499192 they become well known in the town and Joe becomes mayor trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923504679 Janie feels silenced under her husband joes rule as she's not allowed to associate with townspeople. He has a very specific view of how a wife should behave and forces her to bind her hair up in public. ]]> 2021-12-01 18:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923504679 Joe becomes very possessive of Janie and she doesn"t really have a life unless Joe allows her to. Years into the marriage (around 1924) Joe hits Janie for the first time for not making his food property. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923521067 2021-12-01 18:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923521067 Janie realizes she no longer loves Joe and that she is saving herself for another man. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923522642 2021-12-01 18:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923522642 She stands up to Joe in front of the towns people and he hits her in front of the towns people. Later he becomes bedridden, decimated by liver failure. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923530983 2021-12-01 18:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923530983 Janie consults her best friend, Pheoby, about how to make amends with Joe.On his deathbed, Janie confronts Joe and speaks her mind freely. She tells him all of his faults and selfishness. He wishes death upon her just before he dies. trinityrosher https://padlet.com/oliviamydlack/vf33vxaomthqg1n9/wish/1923569896 Joe’s death brings Janie a sense of freedom, and she enjoys her widowhood for several months.

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