their eyes--chapters 1-10 Flashcards
3 examples of male voice
logan- soft then cruel
Jody- demanding, powerful, belittles
teacake- sweet, flirty, light, fun
3 examples of women’s voice
Pheobe- calm, advisory, acceptive
mrs. Robbins- begging
nanny- protective, fearful
Janie-fluctuates, no voice-> builds up strength
author’s voice is
poetic and colloquial
examples of domestic images
well, if she must eat out of a long-handled spoon, she must
nanny is a cracked plate
janie starched and ironed her face
Joe’s fat hangs off like bags off of an ironing board
Johnny taylor represents
janie’s loss of innocence
logan represents
security, pacify nann
joe represents
horizon->abusive
teacake represents
real sexual awakening, nice, respect, equality
richard Wright was
bitter towards the novel because it was not a protest novel
alice walker says that women
can choose when to use their voice
debate over voice in the novel
janie should have used her voice
quest images
road
gate
horizon
joe abuses janie twice. when?
over her cooking
at the store when she insulted jody
janie’s quest is not for ___
she could have_____
she doesn’t like to be ______
she wants a _____
things
thrown over logan’s land
set apart
relationship
logan though of janie as a
worker
joe though of janie as a
trophy wife
canon-
list of accepted works
Janie has been to the big
association of life
what is the big association of life
death- tragedy
who hasn’t been to the big association of life
the porch
nanny thinks the chair represents
relaxation
joe thinks the chair represents
high chair with Janie- isolation
the porch thinks the chair represents
talk and gossip
Janie despises
isolation and the chair
