Comments by annie hachtel Most recent public comments by annie hachtel https://nowcomment.com/users/143947 Call back to the very first paragraph, as Janie finally realized her dream of love despite the hardships she faced along the way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288647 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288647 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:03:56 -0400 I agree. She finally found love and despite the person being gone, the love can continue through the plant which I think is beautiful. I also think the idea of her planting the seeds bring in the idea of finding self love and cultivating our own growth. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288644 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288644 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:57:54 -0400 Rabbit https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288643 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288643 The baby rabbit appears to act as a symbol of Janie. Not only does it show her fear in regards to the storm, but it shows how she felt hidden and unloved/unwanted in the past. This is especially interesting as (despite his many issues) Tea Cake does not make Janie feel unloved or unwanted during the storm, while her other husbands most likely would have. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:55:22 -0400 I agree this entire conversation is nauseating. And not only are his actions being applauded, but people are jealous of how easily he can hurt the woman he supposedly loves, admiring her lack of retaliation as if it makes her a more impressive wife. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288626 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368826?scroll_to=3288626 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:52:02 -0400 Nature https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284050 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284050 I agree and I think her use of the natural elements also shows how real her love for Tea Cake is. With her other husbands, she never really used natural elements to describe them, she only used when describing her dreams of love. Her using natural elements when discussing Tea Cake, even when he has done her wrong, shows that her dream of love has become a reality. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:29:08 -0400 I didn't catch this and love this comparison! https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284046 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284046 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:23:57 -0400 Trapped https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284045 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284045 By grinding sugar cane I'm pretty sure its referring to a horse run sugar cane grinder, where the horse walks in circles repeatedly to run the machine. But I agree that this line means Janie feels trapped or even just feels insane as her mind is going in circles without ever reaching or finding an answer. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:22:54 -0400 I agree. While Janie appears much happier and this relationship seems healthier, there is still an uneasy tone that stems from the pattern she has developed of marrying fairly quickly or suddenly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284041 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284041 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:18:51 -0400 Mrs. Turner https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284040 I find Tea Cake's reaction to Mrs. Turner very telling of his character. First, this is one of the first times he ever gives Janie a command that could be equated to Joe trying to control her. However, it feels truly out of anger at Mrs. Turner and concern for himself and Janie as opposed to simply wanting control. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:16:12 -0400 I agree I think this a significant shift for Janie as she is becoming comfortable and strong enough to share her own feelings and stand up for herself, even resorting to physical violence as, based on past relationships, she equates to strength and power. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284038 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368832?scroll_to=3284038 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:04:03 -0400 I agree it is a new type of relationship, one built on a true connection rather than an empty promise of something she desired. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276693 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:33:48 -0400 I agree! And further, not only did he bring the comb, he actually combed the hair and did something for her, which proves significant as her two previous husbands never did anything for her that showed they understood or respected her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276689 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:31:52 -0400 Bees in a Blossom https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276686 The way Hurston describes Janie being held reminds me of the imagery of the flowering trees and the bees, painting a picture of Tea Cake as a flowering holding Janie, the bee, in its petals. This shows how Janie may have found the true love she has been looking for since sitting under the tree. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:29:30 -0400 Changes in Joe https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276677 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276677 I find this comment especially sad in a way because Janie's reasoning for liking Tea Cake so much is so similar to her reasoning for leaving with Joe in the first place. He said he wanted to travel and seemed to offer her freedom that she never got. She feels the same with Tea Cake, which makes me wonder if it is foreshadowing that Tea Cake will also let her down, or rather to show the difference between Tea Cake and Joe as Tea Cake will deliver in his promises. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:26:48 -0400 I agree! From his death until the funeral Joe is still controlling her life, but the minute he is in the ground and he's truly gone, she is able to burn her head rags and become truly free in a sense. https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276669 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368824?scroll_to=3276669 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:21:02 -0400 Janie's hair https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271814 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271814 Janie's first action after the death of her husband is to take her hair down, something he never let her do. This immediate action she takes shows how she has a new found freedom in Jody's death and she can almost be herself again. However, Janie recognizes that she cannot enjoy this freedom just yet as she puts her hair back up before facing the rest of the town. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:32:20 -0400 Women and Chickens https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271813 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271813 I think it is also significant that she uses women and chickens as it is reclaims Jody's statement to her that "somebody got to think for women and children and chickens and cows." She is not just beginning to find her voice and stand up for herself and other women, but she is doing so by using the language and example her husband used to try and keep her from finding her voice. Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:46:10 -0400 Jody ruined it all for her https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271809 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271809 Janie finds joy in hearing the men argue over who would love Daisy more as it brings Janie back to her dreams of love and happiness she had when she was younger, a dream she thought she'd find in Jody. saying that Jody ruined it all for her describes both the singular event and the dreams she had in life as Jody took the love and joy out of both. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:59:39 -0400 Porches https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271806 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271806 Once again, the symbol of the porch represents community and serves as the center of discussion and activity within the town. However, Janie's position inside rather than on the porch with her husband shows how she feels out of place in the community and uncomfortable in the position as the wife of a man with influence. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:44:05 -0400 Joe https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271804 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368827?scroll_to=3271804 I agree because I found while reading later chapters it is easy to feel that Joe turned into a manipulative and controlling husband as a result of becoming mayor. However, rereading sentences such as this one shows that he has always been controlling and manipulative, Janie just lacked awareness (causing us as readers to lack awareness) because she was so excited by this new life ahead of her. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:41:19 -0400 Joe https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268599 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268599 Joe may not be exactly what Janie is looking for in her search for love like what she sees in the pear tree, but he has dreams and aspiration bigger than that of his own acreage like Logan, giving Janie hope for more. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:31:07 -0400 The Gate https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268598 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268598 Janie is finally going through the gate and beginning her journey to finding love that reminds her of the pear tree. Her leaving through the gate signifies a shift from her sadness and yearning for more into a new and exciting chapter in her life. Thu, 09 May 2024 08:55:41 -0400 The Gate https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268597 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268597 Although she has grown and is married, Janie is still stuck in her childlike mindset behind the gate, looking over it in hopes of finding the love she so desperately desires. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:25:42 -0400 Time and Nature https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268596 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268596 Janie's use of nature to describe the passage of time once again shows the comparison between her life and the pear tree, but also just further strengthens the connection she feels to the natural world. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:34:08 -0400 The Gatepost https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268595 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268595 The fact that Janie kissed Johnny Taylor over the gate rather than her crossing the gate shows how she has not fully stepped out of her childhood but rather just got a small experience of her life as an adult. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:59:31 -0400 The Pear Tree https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268594 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268594 The tree is used a symbol for Janie's life as she describes growing into a woman in time with the blossoming of the pear tree. This is shown after the beginning of the chapter introduces trees as one way Janie sees her life. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:42:00 -0400 Porches https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268593 https://nowcomment.com/documents/368823?scroll_to=3268593 Paragraph 6 establishes the importance of porches to the people of the town, as it serves as a place of community where work, pressure and stress are not found. The people of the town are able to be themselves and discuss what they want on their porches. Sun, 17 Mar 2024 23:22:19 -0400