Janie 's definition of love and marriage v. Nanny’s definition. In column 1, give two specific scenes that show their views. In column 2, write a well-organized paragraph in which you analyze why and how their views are different. Be sure to state each character’s view. Use quotes for support.
The first scene that exhibits Nanny’s definition of love is when she is insists on Janie marrying Logan Killicks to Janie’s dismay. In this scene Nanny explains to her granddaughter that she wants her to marry of “decent” and wants her to have a secure and stable future. ( The scene that displays Janie’s definition of love is when she breaks down to Nanny about not having feeling for her now husband Logan Killicks. She talks poetically about how …show more content…
In column 1, identify at least three specific scenes or examples (with page numbers) that SHOW their relationship. In your paragraph(s) analysis in column 2, consider the following: What is your interpretation of their relationship? Make a clear statement. Based on certain scenes, how do you know this? What is the outcome of their relationship? What might this tell us about Janie at this point of the story? (Look carefully at the end of this section)? Be sure to imbed three+ quotes in this commentary.
Janie explains to Nanny that Logan hasn’t beat her and that he does a lot for her but she still doesn’t feel affectionate toward him and does not love him. (Hurston 23) Janie and Logan tiff about Janie helping around the house. Logan feels as if she should help him out more and not act like she is too good to help him. (Hurston …show more content…
Killicks was a good man but, many black women in that time did not look or act like Janie. White people in that time were perceived to be more educated, smarter and more beautiful than black people. So the closer to looking or being white the more you were valued. Janie being more light complected could lead to both black and white men fetishsizing her. Killicks was doing things for Janie because of his duty as a man and a husband and the fact that he was most likely infatuated with the way Janie looked and carried herself because of how close she was to whiteness “Janie noticed that her husband...had ceased to wonder at her long black hair and finger it” (Hurston 26). Killicks uses this against Janie when calling her out on her treatment of him “You think youse white folks by de way you act” (Hurston 30). Janie looks down on Logan and ultimately wants nothing to do with him and after marriage does not see him as her partner. Janie couldn 't care less when he would leave or how much attention he paid her. The way she described his home is similar to their marriage Janie described it as a “ Lonesome place like a stump in the middle of the woods” (Hurston 21). In their relationship they were two individuals one looking to connect to the other because of his expectations as a man and a husband and also because of his fascination with his wife. and the
The first scene that exhibits Nanny’s definition of love is when she is insists on Janie marrying Logan Killicks to Janie’s dismay. In this scene Nanny explains to her granddaughter that she wants her to marry of “decent” and wants her to have a secure and stable future. ( The scene that displays Janie’s definition of love is when she breaks down to Nanny about not having feeling for her now husband Logan Killicks. She talks poetically about how …show more content…
In column 1, identify at least three specific scenes or examples (with page numbers) that SHOW their relationship. In your paragraph(s) analysis in column 2, consider the following: What is your interpretation of their relationship? Make a clear statement. Based on certain scenes, how do you know this? What is the outcome of their relationship? What might this tell us about Janie at this point of the story? (Look carefully at the end of this section)? Be sure to imbed three+ quotes in this commentary.
Janie explains to Nanny that Logan hasn’t beat her and that he does a lot for her but she still doesn’t feel affectionate toward him and does not love him. (Hurston 23) Janie and Logan tiff about Janie helping around the house. Logan feels as if she should help him out more and not act like she is too good to help him. (Hurston …show more content…
Killicks was a good man but, many black women in that time did not look or act like Janie. White people in that time were perceived to be more educated, smarter and more beautiful than black people. So the closer to looking or being white the more you were valued. Janie being more light complected could lead to both black and white men fetishsizing her. Killicks was doing things for Janie because of his duty as a man and a husband and the fact that he was most likely infatuated with the way Janie looked and carried herself because of how close she was to whiteness “Janie noticed that her husband...had ceased to wonder at her long black hair and finger it” (Hurston 26). Killicks uses this against Janie when calling her out on her treatment of him “You think youse white folks by de way you act” (Hurston 30). Janie looks down on Logan and ultimately wants nothing to do with him and after marriage does not see him as her partner. Janie couldn 't care less when he would leave or how much attention he paid her. The way she described his home is similar to their marriage Janie described it as a “ Lonesome place like a stump in the middle of the woods” (Hurston 21). In their relationship they were two individuals one looking to connect to the other because of his expectations as a man and a husband and also because of his fascination with his wife. and the