Paralysis

Explain Wright’s response to his mother’s paralysis.

His reponse was surprising in a reader's point of view. Earlier in the book you see that Wright does all these immature things. Since his mom had a stroke and really couldn't provide for the family he knew that he had to step up for his own self. This showed a side of him that was responsible. At this point he is starting to understand the world and that he has to take care of himself. Eventhough, he realizes what happened he is still sad for her.

Chap 2

Wright says it was his ‘cultural heritage’ to dislike Jews. Relate that to his own experiences.

He believes that it is a heritage to dislike Jews because his culture and family was raised up disliking Jews. It's how he was raised up. Just like white people, they were raised up not to think for themselves and believe what their family said. White people just like him were raised up to dislike a culture.

Chap 1 Black Boy

Why is Wright really hungry?

I think that Wright is really hungry because he has no food to eat. Since his dad had left his family they don't have any food to eat. His mom tells him that it was his dad was the income in this family. His dad had left his family to be with another women. I think if I was in Wright's position I would be angry too. His dad left and he has no food to eat. His mother has to provide for him and his brother.

Reponse to novel

Do you agree or disagree with Wright’s view of the novel?

I dont agree with Wright's view of the book. When he explains what happens in the book he acts like when Janie was trying to find love she was stupid. He views seem like blacks shouldn't find love. He dosen't see the point of the book that Janie was trying to search for her lover. He explains the books as negro's just acting stupid trying to find love which dosen't happen. He dosen't have any pity for Janie he acts like the book was made for no cause.

Last chap of TEAWG

Through out the entire book, Janie is quick to talk; however, she says almost nothing during the trial. Why?

There are a few reasons why Janie dosen't say anything during the trial. One reason is because she is still shocked and still has grief from Tea Cake's death. I believe she is still shocked and surprised what actually just happened. Also, there is nothing she could say because no one would believe her. All the black people critize her of wanting kill Tea Cake. If she was to say something they would question her even more and not believe her. Im shocked that all of these people are jealous of her and don't care what she thinks.

Chapter 18 contains the line the title comes from – “their eyes were watching God.” Explain what the line means in the context it appears.

In this context there eyes were watching God because they were looking for God to help them through the hurricane. A bad storm had came to town and lots of people have left the city. This storm made them look to God for help. Eventhough in the dark they looking up they were watchin to for help. In conclusion when they were in need to safety they stared in the dark to look and watch God.

Chap 13-15

When they arrive in the Everglades, Janie is quick to work beside Tea Cake on the muck. How does this compare to the way she worked with Logan and Jody?

When she works with all these men she workds differently. When she worked with Logan she was forced and made too. Logan would beg for her to work. She didn't want to work as much as she was asked. When she worked with Jody she worked behind the scenes. Jody really didn't want her to work because he wanted to be the person who did everything. Now when she works with Tea Cake she isnt' forced and does really good. In the book it says that Tea Cake asked her hunt and showed her some skills. After a while she forms a better shot than him. In conclusion, Janie isn't forced or not wanted to work. She is asked in a nice way.

Chap 10 -12

– How do Janie’s actions with Tea Cake reflect her ideas about love as opposed to those ideas that Nanny, or others who grew up in slavery, valued?

Tea Cake is really the opposite of how a man is suppose to be. Janie's nanny said that a man is supposed to have alot of money where he can provide for you. Tea Cake is a man who cares about Janie alot but dosen't have that much money. Many people like Pheobe said that Tea Cake was too low for Janie and all he wanted was her money. They critized Janie because he is opposite of Jody. Jody had a lot of money and was succesful. Janie wants to be different than her nanny. She wants someone that she loves instead of just a person who has money.

Chap 9

In Chapter 9, Janie talks about how the angels grew jealous of man and chopped up and covered him in mud. How does this parable relate to Janie’s own experience?

I think that this relates to Jody's and Janie relationship. Jody had a lot of power when he had came to the city. I believe that since he was controlling the city and controlling people the angles weren't jealous but he didn't deserve that much power that he had. I think that by chopped up it meant that his kidney's were messed up when he had kidney promblems. Then when it said they coverd him up in mud I think it refferd to Jody's death. When Jody died Janie was free of mud and control. And I also believe that the jealousy can be referred to Jody's jealousy of Janie. How pretty she was and how other men liked her.

Chap 6 Their eyes were watching God.

Why does Janie care about the mule so much?

I believe Janie cares about the mule because she is in the same situation with the Mule. Also, she doesn't like human cruelty when peope tease the Mule. I think that when Matt Bonner controls the mule it reminds her of when Jody controls her. She feels a connection with Mule because they are in the same position. People had irritate her all her life and after the mule runs away people irritate it too. I believe when she sees the mule getting irritated she dosen't like it at all. More anger builds up to make her want to leave Jody even more. When the mule runs away i think it is a foreshadow to when she runs back to her town at the end.

Superbowl commercials

One commercial was about Life Water. In the beginning of the commercial a model was walking around carrying a bottle of Life water. A lizard see's her and takes a drink. A big group of lizards come and start dancing and doing the dance from Thriller. This commercial explains that the drink brings you life and it's so good that animals like it.
The next commercial was about Planters Chews. In the commercial a ugly women walks around her job and city. While shes walking all of the men she comes in contact with praise her. There eyes are caught on her because of some unknown reason. When she comes home she rubs the Planters Chews all over her body. This commercial is sayng if you eat Planters you will look good and feel good.
In conclusion, both of these commercials showed emotion to make you laugh and remember that it was funny.

Chap 3 and 4

Nature imagery comes up a lot in the first few chapters. Explain what you make of the last paragraph in Ch. 4.

The last chapter had alot of imagery in it. Janie feels like a new girl since she doesn't have to get nagged all the time by Logan. In the book it says " The mourning road air was like a new dress. That made her feel the apron tied around her waist. She unties it and flung it beside a low bush on the road and walked on, pixking flowers and making a boquet." She painted a picture in my head showing me how fresh everything looked and how new it seemed since she left Logan.