Most recent public comments by Autumn Brister https://nowcomment.com/users/143945 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288973 Is that actually how rabies make you act? I thought that you just got and infection and got really sick? I don't know if Hurston is just exaggerating here or they didn't know what the effects were back then but that's a little crazy that you go insane and try to bite other people. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:51:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288972 I feel like the pacing of this last section is all off. She'll focus details on some things, but then just skip past others. If I was skimming this book or reading fast, I think that I would miss almost half of the plot. Like they ran away and ended back in the muck in one line? Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:48:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288970 Motor Boat understands me on a deep level. I have never felt so seen in my life. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:41:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288941 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288941 It's interesting to me because Janie's entire character has been based around her being flighty. She ran from her first husband, and left town as soon as her second husband died. Now, she has finally found love with her third husband (even though it may be questionable), and her character changes from unsettled to one of unquestionable loyalty. She would rather face the storm in a small shack than be safe in a large house because she wants to be with her husband. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:36:58 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288912 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288912 I always feel like Hurston's language will go from dialogue and everyday life to very interesting and detailed imagery as shown here. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:29:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288896 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288896 SO Tea Cake literally admits that it's not her fault he got angry, but he just needed to beat me anyway. I'm appalled. This is atrocious. ugh Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:18:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288881 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288881 THIS IS MY THIRD TIME TYPING THIS. it won't save but if there's more than one not my fault. Anyway we already know that this relationship is going to end badly, because of the beginning. But is Tea Cake going ot cheat on Janie or are they just going to have a falling out. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:20:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284250 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284250 This is actually so cute. Even though I'm a lil doubtful of Tea Cake their relationship is aborable and wholesome compared to Joe's. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:02:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284248 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284248 I think it's funny but interesting at the same time that she 'asked like a woman', to show that woman will hold onto things and keep grudges for longer. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:58:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284247 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284247 I did notice how important meals are to their relationship, as their early stages began with them catching and frying a fish, and I like how you pointed out it's a symbol of their eequality. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:52:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284246 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284246 I might be reading into this too much, but I feel like these last three lines are foreshadowing something bad, like Tea Cake eventually doing something bad for money, or winning money from a person with nothing to spare. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:49:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284243 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284243 Now I'm honestly not on Tea Cake's side. If he had went and got stuff for a better life, whatever. But he just went and blew the money off? I can't believe no one else has commented on this because he's literally giving Janie's money that he stole out of her dress to random people just to stay out. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:44:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284228 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284228 I really like the style in this paragraph, from it switching as the narrator's turn of events based on Janie's perspective, to Janie's exact thoughts and prayers. That's why Hurston writing in the dialect is so meaningful, because this part easily could have been skipped over if not for the extreme difference in accent. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:40:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284227 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284227 This line feels out of place but I think it shows the nature of their relationship. It was very fast and rushed, and built entirely on affection. But just affection doesn't guarantee a good relationship. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:38:16 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277353 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277353 The reason that the townspeople are so mad is that she actually picked a man. They're upset that it wasn't any of them (the people who were knocking at the door a week after he died), and they find easy things to judge Tea Cake for. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:20:17 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277352 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277352 This is actually such a relatable line. When having actual relationship, you overthink like this instead of just doing whatever you want. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:51:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277351 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277351 So this is basically her acknowledging that she is going to start a relationship with him? She actually fell in love with a man and not his money. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:50:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277348 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277348 I was actually about to say that as well. Like it's fine if he brings the fish and all, but bringing a comb so that he could touch her hair rubs me the wrong way. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:43:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277347 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277347 I was actually getting invested into their relationship because it actually was healthy and didn't feel like a toxic one power sided thing. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:40:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277344 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277344 Another comparison from this guy to Jody. Jody thought of her as too dumb to play and it useless to teach her, but this guy actively wants to spend time with her by teaching her. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:34:50 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277343 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277343 I think it's interesting how she has so much dialogue with this guy who genuinely seems interested in what she says compared to both her previous husbands. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:33:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277340 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277340 He probably sees himself as filling in the gaps that Jody left behind, and taking care of Janie. But he doesn't realize that Janie is happier than ever and Jody treated her poorly. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:29:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277338 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3277338 I think that it's interesting how Janie compares herself to the mud balls, up until now she kind of sees herself as something different than everyone around her. But it makes sense that she wants to shine amongst other people. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:55:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271238 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271238 I think this is upsetting, because she's comparing a girl who is objectively very pretty to all those around, to her traits being like a white person's style. And yet, it's not even close to what the actuality is, but an imitation that was around it. Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:30:48 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271236 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271236 The more she talks about her daily life, the less opinions she has and the more she focuses on what Joe wants. Despite not wanting the head rag herself, Joe did. This is actually really common in cases of abuse from what I know, for people to relinquish their opinions to what their partners want. 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