their eyes- chapter 1 Flashcards
the porch is a symbol of
relaxation
characters not in the plot that tell us what is going on
chorus
Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board
she has been gone 1 and a half years and she has come back in overalls and without teacake life of men
example of personification with the sun
the sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky
example of hyperbole
the passed nations through their mouths
words walking without masters
cussing
the men noticed her firm ….. day represents
vivid imagery and sets Janie up as the heroine
who is Janie’s best friend
Pheoby Watson
“Ah’m her best friend, and Ah don’t know”
Pheoby Watson
janie left town with a guy named
Teacake
Janie left town in ____ and came back in ____
satin
overalls
how old is Janie
40
how old is teacake
30
she left the porch pelting her back with unasked questions
hostile diction
mulatto
white and black ancestry
Well, ah see mouth-almighty is still sittin’ in de same place. And ah reckon they got me up in they mouth now.
they are making themselves God
“if God don’t think no mo’ ‘bout ‘em then Ah do, they’s a lost ball in de high grass
Janie
they are not important
visual imagery
zigaboos
nickname
“Ah been a delegate to de big ‘ssociation of life. Yessuh! de grand lodge, de big convention of livin’ is just where ah been dis year and a half of y’all ain’t seen me.
Janie
big quote
Phoebe is a
collective voice
“They don’t need to worry about me and my overhalls long as Ah still got nine hundred dollars in de bank. Tea Cake got me into wearin ‘em–following behind him. Tea cake ain’t wasted up no money of mine, and he ain’t left me for no young gal, neither.
Janie,
explains that tea cake did not leave her. why she wore overhalls and where her money is
where was Janie
everglades
name of town
eatonville, florida
