What does Joe say to Janie before he dies?
What did Janie tell Joe just before he died? She told him he really didn’t know her, that she had a lot of sympathy but he would never let her use it.
Why doesn’t Joe let Janie speak on the porch?
Janie is treated like an object by Jody, so he does not allow her to speak on the porch because he believes that Janie is too good for those people and is better than them. Jody treats Janie like a object that can’t think for herself.
What does Janie realize after Jody dies?
After Jody dies, Janie likes “being lonesome for a change.” While she is sorry that Jody suffered in his dying and feels “pity for the first time in years” for the way life “mishandled” him, Janie finally feels free from the oppression her marriage imposed upon her.
How does Janie feel after tea cake dies?
Tea Cake dies in her arms, still hateful and biting down on Janie’s forearm. She weeps over his body and silently thanks him for giving her the chance to love. The same day, Janie is put on trial for killing Tea Cake. The entire black community is set against her; they feel like she has betrayed Tea Cake.
How did Janie feel after Joe’s death?
While the townspeople mourn the death of Joe, Janie appears to be grieving. However, inwardly, Janie feels no sorrow, only a sense of calm. Janie attended Joe’s funeral, but inside, she “went rollicking with the springtime across the world.” Finally, Janie is free of the man who stifled her individuality.
What happened in Chapter 5 of Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Jody hires Coker and Taylor to build his store while the rest of the town clears roads and recruits new residents. Jody soon recovers the cost of the new land by selling lots to newcomers and opens a store. At his store, Jody is quickly named mayor, and for the occasion Taylor asks Janie to give a short speech.
Why does Joe hit Janie in the store?
She insults his sagging body and declares that he looks like “de change uh life” when naked. The force of the insult stuns the men on the porch. Jody feels impotent, his reputation in the town diminished and his power vanishing. He lashes out in a blind rage, fiercely hitting Janie and driving her from the store.
Why is Hicks so frustrated with Starks plan?
Hicks laughs, saying that Starks is talking without doing anything. However, he feels a little nervous because he believes that Starks can get a post office, and “he wasn’t ready to think of colored people in post offices yet.”
What does Janie tell her husband before he died?
What does Janie tell her husband just before he dies? She wants him to know that he isn’t the man she runs down the road with. He is a man who wants to hear only his own voice. He is going to die and there is not hope of recovery.
Why do the townspeople turn on Joe in Chapter 5?
Why do the townspeople turn on Joe in this chapter? And then, later, how do they change? The Townspeople turn of joe because they are fed up with his egotistical attitude and of the way he treats the townspeople. They begin to question Janie and they become envious.