Freedom is the right of being able to express yourself in whichever way you think is best for you, disregarding what the expectations maybe . Men have always had more freedom and been able to act on their free will, unlike women. Women were oppressed and made inferior because of this idea that women are incapable of thinking abstractly and should be at home treated like delicate flowers. Freedom in the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, for the character Janie it was being able to be self-expressive. Expressing herself by using her voice, portraying her persona in whichever way she thought was best, and lastly being able to have control over her future. Janie was taught to believe that being economically stable was her
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She’s uh woman and her place is in de home.”
Janie made her face laugh after a short pause, but it wasn’t too easy. She had never thought of making a speech, and didn’t know if she cared to make one at all. It must have been the way Joe spoke out without giving her a chance to say anything one way or another that took the bloom off things. (p.43)
In this part of the book Janie is robbed from her ability to make a speech and probably say how she felt that her husband was the first mayor of the town. Instead of Joe embracing his beautiful wife he hides her away and diminishes her. Later in the book Janie gets the courage to talk back to Joe in front of Steve Mixon and Sam Watson to defend herself by saying, “Stop mixin’ up mah doings wid mah looks, Jody. When you git through tellin’ me how tuh cut uh pluh tobacco, then you kin tell me whether mah behind is on straight or not” (p.78) This part in the book she starts to realize that she doesn’t always have to bow her head to a male figure but that she can talk and say how she feels. In this era it was the norm to have women be quiet when males are around conversating and was expected of them. Little by little she starts to break the chains that are keeping her from being free, and by letting her voice be heard she’s exercising her right to freedom of speech when she was always told to conform to her lifestyle …show more content…
The culture that surrounds this time and expectations influence on how the characters were developed and what their view on freedom was. Janie perceived freedom as marriage because once you are married you are set for life and life will be good to you once you have married. But it was not like that, she was influenced by old traditional values that were not in the time era by Nanny. The perception of freedom comes from how you were taught what it was and how to achieve it when you’re being oppressed by your determined sex and
She’s uh woman and her place is in de home.”
Janie made her face laugh after a short pause, but it wasn’t too easy. She had never thought of making a speech, and didn’t know if she cared to make one at all. It must have been the way Joe spoke out without giving her a chance to say anything one way or another that took the bloom off things. (p.43)
In this part of the book Janie is robbed from her ability to make a speech and probably say how she felt that her husband was the first mayor of the town. Instead of Joe embracing his beautiful wife he hides her away and diminishes her. Later in the book Janie gets the courage to talk back to Joe in front of Steve Mixon and Sam Watson to defend herself by saying, “Stop mixin’ up mah doings wid mah looks, Jody. When you git through tellin’ me how tuh cut uh pluh tobacco, then you kin tell me whether mah behind is on straight or not” (p.78) This part in the book she starts to realize that she doesn’t always have to bow her head to a male figure but that she can talk and say how she feels. In this era it was the norm to have women be quiet when males are around conversating and was expected of them. Little by little she starts to break the chains that are keeping her from being free, and by letting her voice be heard she’s exercising her right to freedom of speech when she was always told to conform to her lifestyle …show more content…
The culture that surrounds this time and expectations influence on how the characters were developed and what their view on freedom was. Janie perceived freedom as marriage because once you are married you are set for life and life will be good to you once you have married. But it was not like that, she was influenced by old traditional values that were not in the time era by Nanny. The perception of freedom comes from how you were taught what it was and how to achieve it when you’re being oppressed by your determined sex and