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How do you feel about Janie's final confrontation with Joe and her reaction to his death? Was she right to confront him on his deathbed? Do you feel sympathy towards either character? Explain why. The figure of speech "Janie starched and ironed her face" is used on both page 87 and 88 in the novel. A few lines later, Hurston writes "She sent her face to Joe's funeral, and herself went rollicking with the springtime across the world." Explain how this observation explains why Janie needed to "starch and iron" her face. Later in chapter 9 Janie comes to the realization that her values are different from Nanny's. Explain how they are different. How did Janie see the world compared to how Nanny saw it?
I feel like he needed to hear it because all the things he has done to her. I feel like he should finally listen while he is on his death bed. Her reaction was shocking because she was feeling pity for him then, I guess she realized that she is free to do her.I mean like she had a chance and she took it. She wanted him to hear all of her words before he left this world, I don't real feel sympathy for Joe,but for Janie I feel a little sympathy because she was belittled and abused so I feel for her.On,the outside Janie is showing that she is sad,upset,and mourning for Joe death, but on the inside, she is happy because she has freedom. Nanny had believed that you should marry for protection while Janie believes that you should marry for the love.
ReplyDeleteJaMaria Herbert 4th period
The way I feel about Janie confrontation with Joe is, Janie gotten fed up with the Joe embarassing her,so she felt as it was time to put her foot down for a change.Even though she wasted time and could've been confronted Joe, I felt it was the right thing to do because, she would've have regretted not speaking up for herself to Joe.I feel sympathy for Joe because he haven't realized how selfish and commanding he was not even on his death bed.And what he have to take to his grave is not doing good for to better others but instead to do better for hisself. The figure of speech "Starach and Iron" means Janie wanted to stay strong for the Joe's funeral, which one means straightened her face up and don't shed tears. Nanny wanted Janie to be be protected through marriage because she knew she wasn't going to be here Janie forever. But what Janie wanted was different in marriage because she wanted to actually feel love.
ReplyDeleteJeraius Thomas 2nd period
I think this is a good explanation.
DeleteI feel as if Janie was not wrong for her final confrontation to Joe. Joe treated Janie wrong so I think she was a little appalled but happy bout his death. Janie had all the rights to confront Joe because if he didn't hear it then, when was he ever? I don't feel any sympathy. The figure of speech "Janie starched and ironed her face" may have been used to show how Janie felt. It may have meant she had to keep a sad, sympathetic face in front of others but in reality she was quite happy. Without Joe's controlling presence, she, Janie herself has finally come to the realization of her values. She could finally live to her standards. Nanny wanted marriage to protect Janie, Janie wanted to actually feel loved, not just protected.
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