Janie returns to Eatonville and the townspeople what to know where she has been. She is now in her 40s, and she tells her story to her friend Pheoby Watson. Nanny, Janie’s grandmother, marries her to an older rich man named Logan Killicks, but she’s not in love him as he tries to make her work. During this marriage, Janie meets and runs off with an easygoing man named Joe Starks who takes her to a new, barely developed, African American town called Eatonville. While there, Joe Starks buys land and becomes the major, but he also keeps Janie on a tight leash. Joe is increasingly jealous of the way other men in the town look at her, especially her beautiful hair. So, Joe makes Janie tie up her hair and have minimal contact with the other community
