Comments by Micah Monroe Most recent public comments by Micah Monroe https://nowcomment.com/users/145121 Does this symbolize that Janie had passed away and joined Teacake in heaven at the end of the day? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299460 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299460 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:09:14 -0500 Now with 3 past relationships behind her Janie is now able to finally answer and put into words what love should and does feel like for her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299459 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:05:56 -0500 Is this a switch back in perspective to the beginning of the story? Now Janie is speaking to Pheoby like she has come to the end of her story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299457 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:04:54 -0500 Without her first-love Janie is now feeling like she is missing something. Even the thought of Teacake makes her miss him which is why she probably will move. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299456 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299456 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:03:17 -0500 I do not understand how it took them so long to get Ft. Lauderdale but in simply 1 night they were able to get back to the Glades after that? If they were running to Ft. Lauderdale how could they do that again in their state? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299452 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299452 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:00:10 -0500 This proves my point that the white people in this story matter more in this area than the black people. Not offering caskets to black people simply because there’s not enough is very insensitive. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299450 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299450 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:58:27 -0500 I think that Janie notices that it is not necessarily safe for people of their color to be in that area. Instead of being treated like free blacks they are more likely to be targeted for being insubordinate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299447 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299447 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:57:29 -0500 This is the second reference to the title and I still am not sure why God is related to this natural disaster? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299444 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299444 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:55:21 -0500 Now, Janie and Teacake finally realize that the storm is coming and they could truly be caught in it. Although any natural disaster has a chance of coming or not, it is now starting to feel more real. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299441 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299441 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:53:31 -0500 Native Americans are notorious for looking at signs in nature to determine decision whether that be time to move places, make a sacrifice to the earth, or a severe weather warning. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299440 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299440 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:52:05 -0500 I think what made her mad was being so vulnerable infront of all the people that she felt that she was so much better than. this made her feel insecure because all she has is her appearance that she believes will only make her superior to everyone else. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299436 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299436 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:49:17 -0500 Tea cake is trying to prove himself to Mrs. Turner and make her believe that maybe he is worth the company of someone like Janie. I think this is the reason he beat Janie in the first place, because someone else made him feel insecure. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299435 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299435 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:47:19 -0500 I hate that Janie is growing through this abuse that she first experienced in her relationship with Joe. I wonder if this has brought back some kind of PTSD from her past marriage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299431 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299431 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:44:31 -0500 Mrs. Turner would not be so desperate for company if she lowered her opinions of herself and actually got to know the other black people she does not identify with. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299428 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299428 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:43:15 -0500 This has cleared up my confusion about Mrs. Turner, She is mixed based on her facial feature description. This allows me to further understand why she views herself as superior. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299424 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299424 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:41:54 -0500 I wondere what makes Mrs. Turner believe that she can fix other people and their lives? I also wonder if Mrs. Turner is white as it is referenced that she has a “milky” complexion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299420 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299420 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:39:46 -0500 This is a contradiction to Janie’s last husband which always called her old, now Teacake is cherishing her age saying that their love makes him and her eternal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299419 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299419 Tue, 07 May 2024 10:10:55 -0500 I believe that now Janie is experiencing her first act as a jealous partner when she encounters this woman and Teacake fighting. I wonder how Janie feels in this exact moment? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299415 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299415 Thu, 02 May 2024 13:31:55 -0500 I believe this is the first time that Janie has felt the effects of being jealous and what it does to her. Unlike being on the other side of it, like when Joe was doing it to her, I feel like she can now better relate to Joe and his jealousy issues. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299368 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299368 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:34:54 -0500 I bet Janie was upset by this because she was not out there in the field working with him but remaining at home and suffering without being around the man who lights up her world. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299367 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:33:36 -0500 This reminds me of her old domestic and sad life with JOe when he began to force Janie to stay at home or go to work and remain hidden. I hope Janie does not go through the same heartbreak that she did with Joe to happen with Teacake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299366 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299366 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:32:32 -0500 I wonder if this part of the text is actually accurate about the native population in and near the glades. If so, I wonder if there is still a tribe located there. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299364 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299364 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:30:56 -0500 This could potentially be another tree reference that Janie is talking about describing the needs for her to blossom her pear tree there. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299363 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299363 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:28:06 -0500 I do not think Teacake meant this the way it came out I would feel a little slighted if my SO said that there could potentially be cheating! https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299361 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299361 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:26:38 -0500 No surprise there that Teacake took her money! Everyone had warned her about him and she never listened! https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299360 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299360 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:24:19 -0500 She's kind of started to depend on Teacake, unlike her previous relationships, which I believe shows growth in her character, as her husbands before, whom she was always skeptical of. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299359 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299359 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:23:19 -0500 Janie worries more about her lost money, as she does not know where it went! She may have suspicions that Tea Cake potentially took it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299358 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299358 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:22:00 -0500 Here is another relation to the pear tree that she is so fond of. Maybe her definition of being a grown woman has changed to growing with someone? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291981 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291981 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:46:06 -0500 Janie is trying to set boundaries for Tea Cake, so she friend-zoned him to stop him from thinking he has a chance with the single and independent Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291872 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291872 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:24:05 -0500 Hezekiah has always been trying to act like Joe since his passing. In a way, I think that Hezekiah's warning to Janie is that he is trying to follow in Joe's footsteps and protect Janie. Earlier in the novel, Joe says very similar things to Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291868 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291868 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:19:01 -0500 Tea Cake has finally done the impossible. He has mounted the un-mountable porch, which Janie has never let anyone step on since Joe's passing. My inference about Tea Cake being the next husband is now backed by this evidence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291865 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291865 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:14:56 -0500 This furthers my inference that this will be her next husband because of how he treats her competence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291114 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291114 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:39:35 -0500 She has liked being able to be independent and now that a man is allowing her to feel independence as well, she is now starting to become head over heels. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291113 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:38:35 -0500 I Infer this is going to be the her next husband. Since Janie has not been in a relationship in over 2 months I think she is opening herself back up. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291110 Thu, 02 May 2024 20:37:32 -0500 I infer that after 2 marriages she has gone through, she is now in need of a break from being with a man because of how they treat her. Maybe she is traumatized from them? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291103 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291103 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:27:50 -0500 She is really experiencing a new renaissance as she has found her definition of a pear tree. She is free to now live independently. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291102 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291102 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:24:23 -0500 Janie may not feel sympathy for Joe after he has passed. Maybe she has now focused on the fact that without him she is free. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3291101 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:22:22 -0500 This is the first act of independence Joanie has as a free independent woman, not married to anyone and free of speech. Hence the dramatic change in her hair being held down, which is why she removes her scarf to reveal her long hair. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289321 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289321 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:59:57 -0500 Despite how terribly Joe treated Janie, she still decides to tell him the truth that the doctor would not tell him. This allows the reader to see the kindhearted nature that no amount of silence could take away from Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289320 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289320 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:58:34 -0500 Finally Janie is utilizing her voice while Joe is on his death bed to tell him how she feels. This is her as she takes on her new found independence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289319 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:56:26 -0500 This is Joe’s effort to deflect on Janie so he does not feel like the only one again when Janie is still fairly young! https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289286 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289286 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:15:48 -0500 She is relying on her old method to run away and is thinking of leaving her husband again in search of something resembling her version of independence like a “pear tree”. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289285 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289285 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:13:35 -0500 The “wheels” represent Joe constantly diminishing Janies existence and presence in conversations. This has caused Janie to lose her sense of self worth and ultimately in her process of becoming a women will hinder her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289284 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:12:28 -0500 Janie has now found her voice and was still silenced by Joe. I infer this will cause her to leave him as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289283 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289283 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:10:42 -0500 This is what Joe promised her, that she wouldn’t have to lift a finger, now this has come back to bite Janie in the back. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289273 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289273 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:03:56 -0500 A man like Joe would be jealous of Janie’s beauty. Because of his status he would protect his property at all costs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289272 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:52:32 -0500 Janie is now understanding the world of hard labor, the exact thing Logan tried to make her do. I infer this might make her leave Joe for her next husband because she grows tired or working. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289271 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:50:00 -0500 The traditional role of a woman really starts to hinder Janie’s ability to enjoy her life. Because of the role she was not prepared for being the mayors wife, she now has to adapt to these circumstances. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289256 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289256 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:48:04 -0500 The “bloom” she is referring to might be the pear tree that she envisions herself as. Because Joe didn’t give her the chance to respond her trees life has been cut short due to her not being able to fully mature into the full potential she has. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289249 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289249 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:19:47 -0500 Another reference to the long hair Janie is described by. I am inferring that long hair is not common back during this time for black women. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289246 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289246 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:05:08 -0500 The men in the town have no faith in Joe. They do not trust the stranger in this town considering how he is already trying to call shots even though he is not in a place of power. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289245 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289245 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:04:04 -0500 The use of “Buggy” is a term found in southern dialect which is yet another example of the setting through subliminal messaging. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289244 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289244 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:58:05 -0500 Janie has decided after her conversation with Logan to leave him. This is due to her naive nature that love should come with marriage but her experience with Logan has changed her mind. This is why she is seeking out Joe. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289229 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289229 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:55:29 -0500 This kind of sweet talk for Janie sounds like she is considering leaving Logan because of how he is treating her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289226 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289226 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:49:29 -0500 Logan has instead of putting Janie on a pedestal has decided to put her to work. I am assuming that now he has decided to end the honeymoon phase. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289222 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289222 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:42:21 -0500 Here is another reference to a pear tree which is worth noting, as Janie has not yet experienced her full growth into womanhood although she is married. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289221 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289221 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:35:50 -0500 Although Janie’s Grandma misses her she knows marrying Janie off was the right decision to do considering she did not want Janie to be lonely. Hence her warm embrace. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289219 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289219 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:33:59 -0500 Janie is now behaving doubts about her pending nuptials, but decides to put the worries aside as she believes she’s will fall in love once she is married. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289218 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289218 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:32:20 -0500 This also provides context of Janie’s desire to grow up as she envisions a life full of no worries and just becoming, like a pear tree. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289217 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289217 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:30:16 -0500 Another mention of the pear tree which is used to represent her life as she is becoming a woman. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289202 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289202 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:28:57 -0500 Here is another metaphor about Janies life being compared to some type of tree. Worth noting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289201 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289201 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:26:47 -0500 “Wash-rag” is a term used in south so this term further uses dialect to place the setting as the rural south. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289200 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3289200 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:22:41 -0500 The form of dialect used in paragraphs like this one resemble southern dialect therefore the setting can be placed in the south during slavery. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288294 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:44:36 -0500 The diction used in the text are focused on using imagery to describe the character that the old women view as promiscuous. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288077 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288077 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:20:08 -0500