Nanny

Although slavery officially ended in 1865, the practice is still used today. Different types of slavery include domestic servitude, forced labor, bonded labor, and child labor. Domestic Servitude is the service of nannies and other household helpers. Forced labor has people producing different commodities. Bonded labor is basically when a person is required to work off a debt. Child labor is any work that keeps a child from attending school and is hazardous to their health. In cases of domestic…

Mammy, by definition, meaning a black women engaged as a nurse to white children or as a servant to a white family. (mammy) The descriptive request for someone to be a maid consisted of them being of size with a nanny-type demeanor, and willing to work for little wages. How befitting of this character to be female and colored, as many Caucasian women prefer to be slim and not over-weight. Hattie McDowell co-starred in the early film Gone with the Wind and was portrayed…

Alice Walker states,“While many women had found their voices, they also knew when it was better not to use it.” Janie Crawford must find her voice in a world where oppression of women is common. For Janie, finding her voice does not only mean being able to speak up for herself, but also realizing who she is as a person. In her early years, people limit Janie’s voice because of the belief that a woman’s opinions are not valuable. As she grows older, Janie finds her voice, and she also learns how…

Every girl dreams of a love at sixteen that is highly unrealistic, though through time she will develop a realistic view of what love really is. Janie’s experiences through two failed marriages will help her newly planted pear tree to grow into a full grown tree, her experiences at specific points in time will cause the tree to wilt and die showing her loss of belief in love. While at other times it will be full grown and thriving off its newly obtained knowledge and wisdom. These experiences…

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, the main character Janie tries to find “love” multiple times throughout the story, yet within her marriages she does not find her true feelings about one single man until the final marriage. First, she tries to find love in her rushed marriage with Logan Killucks. After Logan, she is lead to believe that Jody will finally bring her the love that she deserves, but after years of being with him she ultimately gives up on the idea that…

Dear Mrs. Kolich, I was surprised at how, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Hurston decided to develop Janie from the beginning of the novel to the end. I thought the way she used each of her husbands and how each husband played a specific role in Janie developing her own voice and developing her own person. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Hurston, Janie embarks on a journey where she finds self-knowledge of what it means to be a woman in a predominantly patriarchal society. The…

Individualists often believes that humans are born with their unique status, therefore, based on their different successability, each of them could achieve their ultimate goal. However, for those who are not success enough, they will be eliminated by the society. The speaker of the source highly suggests the ideology of the individualism and would most strongly agree with a classical liberalism society. Classical liberalism is a political ideology that enhances civil liberties and political…

best— or the worst— thing a human being can experience. In Zora Neale Hurston’s book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, she tells of a young girl named Janie Crawford and her adventurous love life. She reflects the views of the Harlem Renaissance through Nanny, Logan Killicks, and Jody Starks, but separates herself from those ideals through Janie and Tea Cake. Power, specifically black power, was an issue of great importance to the Harlem Renaissance writers. Various characters in Their Eyes were…

experiences and forms her identity to the best of her ability with what she has dealt with. With this comes the stereotype, or lack thereof, of who she really is rather than who people want her to be. Janie does not need a man for protection like Nanny said, she just needs herself and her confidence. She is not going to be labeled by others and force to do certain “womanly duties” because of her gender. Janie is standing up for herself when others try and belittle her. Most of all, Janie has…

What simile is used to describe the way Nanny treats Janie’s first kiss? (page 12) *hint: kinda gross 6. What are Nanny’s plans for Janie? 7. How does Janie feel about Nanny’s plans for her? 8. What metaphor does Nanny use to describe the plight of black women? What does she mean? (page 14) 9. What was Nanny’s mulatto daughter’s name? How might the name relate to Janie’s…