In Journal Entery 6 I will write 3 topics and their purpose from the passage from chapter 13 pages 119-120.
Topic 1: The topic sentance I chose is from paragarph one. When the narrator states,
"She had waited all her life for something, and it had killed her when it found her." (Hurston). I think that this topic sentance is relating to past memories because she has waited for "something" and that "something" probably never came in the past. I also think that it has something to do with Tea Cake because the second part of the topic states that "it had killed her when it found her." probably means that Janie had faced Tea Cake and remiced about passed memories. I also think that that line has to do with dreams and irony. It has to do with dreams because usually when someone waits for something it's usually something they have wanted for a long time. However I cant really define if the line is about dreams or Tea Cake. because to me they both have to do with waiting and wanting their dreams and this "it" that Hurston keeps mentioning, it makes me look towards Tea Cake because of the sense it has to do with memories.
Topic 2: My second topic choice is from the second paragraph of the passage, "The thng made itself into pictures an hung around Janie's bedside all night long." (Hurston).
In this topic you can see a lot of literary terms and a conection to the first topic sentence. The narrator here now mentions "the thing" insted of "it". And I think that this thing she's mentioning is refering to dreams and memories because when you sleep you have dreams. And in Janie's case she was replaying this dream or memorie that she had in her thoughts.
Topic 3: My third topic that I chose was, "Maybe Ah'm is uh fool, Lawd, lad ley say, but Lawd, Ah been so lonesome, and Ah been waitin' Jesus. Ah done waited uh long time" (Hurtson).
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Journal Entery 2
In chapter five I have chosen seventeen lines from the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. In these lines they will have mood and tone. And three literary techniques, conflict, archetype and foil. These are the sixteen lines I Have chosen from the novel,
"When it was all over that night in bed Jody asked Janie, "Well, honey, how yuh lak bein' Mrs. Mayor?"
"It's all right Ah reckon, but don't yuh think it keeps us in uh kinda strain?"
"Strain? You mean de cookin' and waitin' on folks?"
"Naw, Jody it jus' looks lak it keeps us in some way we ain't natural wid one 'nother. You'se always off takin' and fixin' things, and Ah feels lak Ah'm jus' markin' time. Hope it soon gits over."
"Over, Janie? I god, Ah ain't even started good. Ah told you in de very beginnin' dat Ah aimed tuh be uh big voice. You oughta be glad, 'cause dat makes uh big woman outa you."
A feeling of coldness and fear took hold of her. She felt far away from things and lonely.
Janie soon began to feel the impact of awe and envy against her sensibilities. The wife of the Mayor was not just another woman as she had supposed. She slept authority and so she was part of it in the town mind. She couldn't get but so close to most of them in spirit. It was especially noticable after Joe had forced through town ditch to drain the streets in front of the store. They had murmured hotly about slavery being over, but every man filled his assignment. " (Hurston).
In the seventeen line passage from chapter five page fourty-six the mood of the secene going on between Janie and Jody is the begining of a relationship ending because Janie feels traped by loneliness and can't see any light towards Jody because he is too busy maintaining the new town he has built. The tone of the passage is a small argument and a you should appreciate what we have kind of tone.
The first literary term of this passage is conflict, it's a part of this piece because Jody and Janie are discussing about the state of their relationship is at. Janie feels alone and disconnected from Jody because of how quickly the town is developing and how sucsessfull it's going.
The second term ofthe passage is archetype, Jody is a good example because he took the time and effort to create a town for African American people. He shows that he's the strong leader and mayor of the town. On the other hand Janie hardly makes any dicisions for the town because she's a woman and women back than could'nt have a say in anything. On page fourty-three Jody says that woman shouldn't say any speeches, insted they should stay and tend the home where they belong. I believe this is a stereotype against women back in the 30's.
"When it was all over that night in bed Jody asked Janie, "Well, honey, how yuh lak bein' Mrs. Mayor?"
"It's all right Ah reckon, but don't yuh think it keeps us in uh kinda strain?"
"Strain? You mean de cookin' and waitin' on folks?"
"Naw, Jody it jus' looks lak it keeps us in some way we ain't natural wid one 'nother. You'se always off takin' and fixin' things, and Ah feels lak Ah'm jus' markin' time. Hope it soon gits over."
"Over, Janie? I god, Ah ain't even started good. Ah told you in de very beginnin' dat Ah aimed tuh be uh big voice. You oughta be glad, 'cause dat makes uh big woman outa you."
A feeling of coldness and fear took hold of her. She felt far away from things and lonely.
Janie soon began to feel the impact of awe and envy against her sensibilities. The wife of the Mayor was not just another woman as she had supposed. She slept authority and so she was part of it in the town mind. She couldn't get but so close to most of them in spirit. It was especially noticable after Joe had forced through town ditch to drain the streets in front of the store. They had murmured hotly about slavery being over, but every man filled his assignment. " (Hurston).
In the seventeen line passage from chapter five page fourty-six the mood of the secene going on between Janie and Jody is the begining of a relationship ending because Janie feels traped by loneliness and can't see any light towards Jody because he is too busy maintaining the new town he has built. The tone of the passage is a small argument and a you should appreciate what we have kind of tone.
The first literary term of this passage is conflict, it's a part of this piece because Jody and Janie are discussing about the state of their relationship is at. Janie feels alone and disconnected from Jody because of how quickly the town is developing and how sucsessfull it's going.
The second term ofthe passage is archetype, Jody is a good example because he took the time and effort to create a town for African American people. He shows that he's the strong leader and mayor of the town. On the other hand Janie hardly makes any dicisions for the town because she's a woman and women back than could'nt have a say in anything. On page fourty-three Jody says that woman shouldn't say any speeches, insted they should stay and tend the home where they belong. I believe this is a stereotype against women back in the 30's.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Journal Entry 1
In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Nora Neale Hurston, I read chapters one through four and learned that Janie, the main character has physical beauty and money. Other women think that that men are after her because of the money she holds. The women on the porch gossip about Janie because of her previous relationship with a man name Tea Cake.
"What he done wid all her money?-Betcha he off wid some gal so young she ain't even got no hairs" (Hurston)
This quote is an example from chapter one where they see Janie. One of the woman's says that Tea Cake is probably with a really young lady instead of Janie. Phoeby a friend of Janie goes over to Janie's house and see how she is doing she also brings rice to eat.
I noticed that Janie compares her life with a tree. "Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things sufferd, things enjoyed, things done and undone." (Hurston)
Janie's life is like a tree because each leaf is a moment in a life. And each leaf has a purpose in her life.
In chapter two Janie's grandmother thinks she should get married, and with a white man. His name is Logan Killicks. But Janie has dought that she will love Logan because it was a prearranged marriage. Nanny wants Janie to marry a black man because she states that, "De nigger woman is de mule uh world so fur as Ah can see" (Hurston). The quote means that woman are used for labor in the world like a mule. and Nanny doesn't want to see Janie in that situation, she wants to see her in a good life and wealth. And those aspects comes with a white man.
In chapter three Janie got married with Logan in Nanny's parlor. Janie has fear that she wont ever love Logan but she says to her self that the love will show up naturally, because that's how marriages are there is always love in them. But Janie still doesn't love Logan. Logan makes Janie work in the field, and manual labor wasn't supposed to happen to Janie. But their wealthy anyways.
In chapter four Janie starts putting up an attitude towards Logan, he is making her work and she doesn't want to do hard labour. Logan thinks it is because Janie is spoiled. That day Logan leaves to buy a mule and leaves Janie by her self. Jane than notices a good looking man by the name of Joe Starks. And I believe that its love at first sight because they both has a physical appeal for each other. Joe asks Janie to call him Jody, And after two weeks of flirting with each other Jody asks Janie that a woman like her need to be treated like a wife not a mule and he suggest that Janie leave Logan and go with him instead. That night Janie and Logan have an argument about their relationship. And on that night Janie makes her decision and decides to leave Logan that morning and she meets up with Jody and they both flee to Florida to a city controlled by colored folks like them.
"What he done wid all her money?-Betcha he off wid some gal so young she ain't even got no hairs" (Hurston)
This quote is an example from chapter one where they see Janie. One of the woman's says that Tea Cake is probably with a really young lady instead of Janie. Phoeby a friend of Janie goes over to Janie's house and see how she is doing she also brings rice to eat.
I noticed that Janie compares her life with a tree. "Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things sufferd, things enjoyed, things done and undone." (Hurston)
Janie's life is like a tree because each leaf is a moment in a life. And each leaf has a purpose in her life.
In chapter two Janie's grandmother thinks she should get married, and with a white man. His name is Logan Killicks. But Janie has dought that she will love Logan because it was a prearranged marriage. Nanny wants Janie to marry a black man because she states that, "De nigger woman is de mule uh world so fur as Ah can see" (Hurston). The quote means that woman are used for labor in the world like a mule. and Nanny doesn't want to see Janie in that situation, she wants to see her in a good life and wealth. And those aspects comes with a white man.
In chapter three Janie got married with Logan in Nanny's parlor. Janie has fear that she wont ever love Logan but she says to her self that the love will show up naturally, because that's how marriages are there is always love in them. But Janie still doesn't love Logan. Logan makes Janie work in the field, and manual labor wasn't supposed to happen to Janie. But their wealthy anyways.
In chapter four Janie starts putting up an attitude towards Logan, he is making her work and she doesn't want to do hard labour. Logan thinks it is because Janie is spoiled. That day Logan leaves to buy a mule and leaves Janie by her self. Jane than notices a good looking man by the name of Joe Starks. And I believe that its love at first sight because they both has a physical appeal for each other. Joe asks Janie to call him Jody, And after two weeks of flirting with each other Jody asks Janie that a woman like her need to be treated like a wife not a mule and he suggest that Janie leave Logan and go with him instead. That night Janie and Logan have an argument about their relationship. And on that night Janie makes her decision and decides to leave Logan that morning and she meets up with Jody and they both flee to Florida to a city controlled by colored folks like them.
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