What Does Janie's Role In Their Eyes Were Watching God
In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, she explains the journey of one woman’s pursuit to find true love, while trying to find her identity as well. The main protagonist, Janie, must overcome numerous hardships throughout the novel in order to find a voice for herself, all while living in a patriarchal society. Although Janie has been treated poorly by some, she certainly has proven to be a women in control of her own life, creating a path for women to follow in her footsteps. Janie’s first experience with marriage was not what she had intended it to be like at all. Her nanny, who was an extremely influential person in her life at one point, forced Janie to marry an elderly man, Logan Killicks, simply for his social
and financial status. Janie is never happy or in love with Logan, so her grandmother explains to her, “Heah you got uh prop tuh lean on all yo’ bawn days, and big protection, and everybody got tuh ti dey hat tuh you and call you Mis’ Killicks, and you come worryin’ me bout love.”(3. 17-20) Janie’s grandmother advises her to be appreciative of her new status as Mis’ KIllicks ignoring all of her granddaughter’s worries and doubts. This shows Janie how majority of women in the era tend to rely on men to support them throughout their lives. One day, Janie expresses her feelings about love and says, “Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think. Ah…”(3.26-28) Janie’s realizes her opinion on love is something Logan will never be able to share with her and in this moment she is willing to
and financial status. Janie is never happy or in love with Logan, so her grandmother explains to her, “Heah you got uh prop tuh lean on all yo’ bawn days, and big protection, and everybody got tuh ti dey hat tuh you and call you Mis’ Killicks, and you come worryin’ me bout love.”(3. 17-20) Janie’s grandmother advises her to be appreciative of her new status as Mis’ KIllicks ignoring all of her granddaughter’s worries and doubts. This shows Janie how majority of women in the era tend to rely on men to support them throughout their lives. One day, Janie expresses her feelings about love and says, “Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think. Ah…”(3.26-28) Janie’s realizes her opinion on love is something Logan will never be able to share with her and in this moment she is willing to