1. Janie loses her independence and power as a woman as Joe restricts her to what he wants her to be. In chapters six and seven, Joe is the main anchor holding Janie down.
ex. ""Ah never married her for nothin' lak dat. She's uh woman and her place is in de home." Janie made her face laugh after a short pause, but it wasn't easy." (pg. 43)
""You oughtta be glad, 'cause dat makes uh big woman outa you." A feeling of coldness and fear took hold of her. She felt far away from things and lonely." (pg. 46)
"There was one of those big blow-out laughs and Janie was wallowing in it. Then Jody ruined it all for her." (pg. 69)
2. The community perceives death as inevitable; they pay respect, but move on quickly. During chapters six and seven, the death of the mule is made a big deal, but not dragged out. Later in the novel Janie shows little reaction to Joe's death.
ex. "He had seen Death coming and had stood his ground and fought it like a natural man... Death had to take him like it found him." (pg. 59)
"Out in the swamp they made great ceremony over the mule. They mocked everything human in death." (pg. 60)
"The yaller mule was gone from the town except for the porch talk, and for the children visiting his bleaching bones now and then in the spirit of adventure." (pg. 62)
3. Although the men act as if they have power over the women, the men give in when they want to please the women. Chapter seven refers to the men of Eatonville struggling to get Daisy's attention. Throughout the novel men attempt to sway Janie, giving her the power of decision.
ex. "They all beg the girls to just buy anything they can think of. Please let them pay for it." (pg. 67)
"The boys had to act out their rivalry, too. Only this time, everybody knew they meant some of it." (pg. 68)
""And you know if Ah wuz ridin' up in uh earoplane way up in de sky and Ah looked down and seen you walkin' and knowed you'd have tuh walk ten miles tuh git home, Ah'd step backward offa dat earoplane just to walk home wid you."" (pg. 69)
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