Their Eyes Were Watching God- Janie

Janie, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, was a very strong woman, and did not let people treat her wrong. She was in a total of three different marriages, and the man in the third marriage finally treated her right. Janie went through a lot in her life, but that never stopped her. In the beginning, she was left by her parents, because they did not want to take care of her. Her grandmother, who everybody called Nanny, raised her. Anyone who is not raised by their parents becomes a lot stronger in life. Also, being an African American she seen and knew of slavery. She saw all the affects slavery had on America, and what all it did to her family. Her first marriage, with Logan Killicks, did not end well. He treated her wrong, and she left him for a man, Joe Starks. Joe was a lot nicer she thought. He ended up trying to boss her around all the time, so she then married a man named Vergible Woods who they called Tea Cake. Through all of the men that treated her wrong, she stayed strong and finally found the right one. Tea Cake was always good to her. Janie never had any kids in her life, and I always figured that she never really had the time to think about kids because; she always had something else to be doing. She was a hard working woman, and was always doing something. She never had “lazy days.” If anyone ever needed anything she always was there to help. Just like when she was working the store, in Eatonville, she was always their helping people with their purchases, and always had long hours. Janie was also a very sociable woman, and loved to be involved in conversations, even though Joe never really let her. For instance, when they owned their store and all the men and women were outside talking, she wanted to go outside and join in, but Joe never let her. This is why Janie, later on in life, was sociable and tried to do whatever she wanted.