Most recent public comments by Addy Tuttle https://nowcomment.com/users/145130 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302036 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302036 So either way the rest of Tea Cakes life would have been miserable and pointless. Tue, 07 May 2024 17:10:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302035 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302035 I do think she really loved him but when it came down to it he was abusive and its a good thing she’s now alone. Tue, 07 May 2024 17:08:55 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302034 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302034 Im glad that she got peace and closure after everything that happened. Tue, 07 May 2024 17:05:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302019 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302019 I think that Tea Cake was crazy from the beginning he just put up a normal front to draw people in. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:56:37 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302004 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302004 It’s crazy how he slept through the storm, and was perfectly fine with out any preparation. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:54:13 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302002 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302002 The way Tea Cake just makes a decision to up and move his and Janies entire life just because there are too many complications where they are should be illegal. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:51:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302001 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302001 This is a terrifying and disturbing image, I do not appreciate this imagery. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:47:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302000 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3302000 This jsut shows how much power Tea Cake has over Janie. He is making her stay when she could die in this storm. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:45:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301998 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301998 It’s interesting that the author showed this ‘weak’ side of Tea Cake by him crying and Janie consoling him. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:42:24 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301996 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301996 I think it’s a very dangerous idea to not take a hurricane seriously, they can do a lot of damage. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:37:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301995 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301995 This is a sentence full of very descriptive imagery, i really like the descriptive imagery throughout this novel. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:36:02 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301993 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301993 Him wanting her to rest is just an excuse of him being controlling. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:34:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301990 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301990 Tea cake is failing to get on Mrs. Turners good side, and Mrs. Turner is standing up for Janie. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:29:02 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301988 I feel so bad that she is going through this again, but you would think she would have learned some kind of lesson from how terrible Joe was to her. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:25:13 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301973 This is why she needs to not be in a relationship, because she always finds the toxic ones. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:24:11 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301971 Wow, they seem to be very popular individuals. Tue, 07 May 2024 16:23:19 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301966 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301966 Seem so did many women in this time period Tue, 07 May 2024 15:58:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301965 I have a bad feeling about the brother, i feel like he will be trouble. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:57:56 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301961 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301961 Of course it is assumed that the husband brought in the money. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:32:12 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301960 She is a small petite woman Tue, 07 May 2024 15:30:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301959 This is jsut a little rude, everyone is good for more than breaking things. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:30:13 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301958 These are some intersting names here Tue, 07 May 2024 15:28:36 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301957 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301957 Alligators is an odd thing to hunt. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:25:03 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301956 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301956 I love how the diction used shows the time and place of this novel. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:24:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301954 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301954 gambling it bad becasue it comes with a lot of danger of others and yourself. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:15:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301953 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301953 This is a cool imagery quote Tue, 07 May 2024 15:15:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301952 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301952 Good thing she’s setting her boundaries and rules with him. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:14:50 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301951 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301951 This may not be why janie is on the floor but sitting on the floor can be so therapeutic. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:12:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301950 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301950 I think this is a very good lesson to take away from this book Tue, 07 May 2024 15:10:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301949 thats the way to do it in this town and time period Tue, 07 May 2024 15:06:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301934 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231890?scroll_to=3301934 I feel like the last half of this sentences is going to end up bitting her in the butt, I think tea cake will end up hurting her. Tue, 07 May 2024 15:04:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301713 She has been taken advantage of so many times before, you would think she would have learned her lesson. Tue, 07 May 2024 10:00:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301711 Ive said this before and I will say it again, I love Pheoby, she is such a good friend to Janie. I think, she is Janie’s only real friend out there. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:59:53 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301707 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301707 He really likes her already. I dont know if this is jsut the first impression but I like him the best. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:58:01 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301702 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301702 I think it’s insane that they have been spending so much time together since her husband died literally 9 months ago. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:56:30 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301673 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301673 That is something so weird to say. If someone were to say that to me I would run. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:34:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301670 She says she’s not interested but you can already tell that she’s catching feelings Tue, 07 May 2024 09:32:52 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301667 I dont mind an age gap in other peoples relationships, thats normal, but 10 years is a BIG age gap. In this case TWENTY FIVE YEARS is actually crazy. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:31:59 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301664 Most men in this time period wouldn’t allow anyone to not call them Mr.____, becasue its a respect the status kind of thing Tue, 07 May 2024 09:29:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301660 This guy seems to have a lot more respect for her than joe ever did. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:27:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301659 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301659 They seem to be having more fun in this 5 min conversation than in her whole time with Joe. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:26:13 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301653 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301653 Oh no, here we go again. Janie needs to be alone for a while, she needs a break from toxic relationships. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:22:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301649 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301649 This is how I would expect her to react. She has been on such a tight leash for a while, it’s understandable for her to be happy. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:20:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301645 Im surprised that she’s not going crazy, either with the fact that he’s dead and she’s alone and thats scary or with the face that she’s alone and she can do whatever she wants. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:18:06 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301642 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231878?scroll_to=3301642 Of course his funeral was extravagant, he was the Mayor. I think he shouldn’t have gotten a big farewell becasue of the kind of person he was to everyone else. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:13:32 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301640 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301640 He’s still so rude to her even in his last moments Tue, 07 May 2024 09:11:46 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301639 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301639 So he is dying, good for Janie but I bet she will still be upset even though she will be free. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:10:29 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301638 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301638 Pheoby is a true friend to Janie un like anyone from her town. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:09:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301636 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301636 This novel is mostly dialogue but when it has imagery it is kind of odd. For example, “Loose-filled bag of feathers hung from his ears…” Tue, 07 May 2024 09:07:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301632 They all see Janie as a crazy woman, who cant do anything and shouldn’t have any rights. Which is how they saw all women at this time but the specifally treat Janie bad Tue, 07 May 2024 09:04:47 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301630 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301630 This is a simile, showing how Joe stark is staring to feel like the villain he is. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:03:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301628 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301628 Janie seems like she had an addictive personality. She cant be with out a man for a long period of time and that has caused her a lot of harm and hurt. Tue, 07 May 2024 09:00:16 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301625 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3301625 I like this quote, I like the saying “plenty of life beneath the surface” I think we should think about this more often. Tue, 07 May 2024 08:58:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289250 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289250 Even though she doesn’t have much power she is going to try to make sure that Joe uses his power for good. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:24:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289248 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289248 The mule has come up many times already. But the difference here is that this one is yellow, I wonder why there is a difference. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:18:42 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289247 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289247 At the beginning of this chapter it says “the store itself was pleasant…” this contrast shows how her opinions of her new life are changing. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:15:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289227 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289227 She feels lonely because she married him so fast after she met him, not to mention she remarried probably days after she left her first husband. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:49:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289225 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289225 I think that this light post will come back as we continue to read as a symbol of when times were good and simple. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:46:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289223 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289223 Im shocked that this didnt go downhill immediately. When there is a story line like this in books, it usually fails at its first try and then succeeds. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:42:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289220 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231824?scroll_to=3289220 I wonder if this is how most towns were formed. One person just takes the lead and everyone kind of goes along with it and it all unfolded as time goes on. Along with that more structure is made as time goes on. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:35:31 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289140 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289140 She is starting to come to her senses. I wonder how long her and Johnny Taylor were married? How long did it take for her to realize she doesn’t want to be in that relationship, that she doesn’t even are about him? Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:38:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289124 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289124 Why didnt Janie just leave him? Why did she talk to him about it? He is obviously toxic to her and she can see that, so why did she allow him to have an opinion? Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:34:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289123 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289123 Since she is unhappy in her marriage, she is allowing this man to flirt with her and she is flirting back. I think her and Joe Stark will fall in love. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:21:14 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289122 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289122 Her hair has been mention on many different occasions. I think that it is a symbol and I think toward the end of the book she will chop it short to show a new/grown version of herself. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:17:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289121 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289121 I hate this. I know that this is how it was back then but his saying that and then no reaction out of Janie becasue it is so normalized was so upsetting. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:14:15 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289120 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289120 I personally think this was not written well. Her grandmother just died and the book has already moved on. There may be more about it later but I just think that the author should have written more about how, when, where, etc. on her death. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:09:35 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289119 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289119 Nanny was never in this situation, she never was able to get married, so she was never forced to love anyone. Nanny doesn’t understand why Janie is having trouble liking her husband. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:06:40 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289118 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289118 Janie has this idea of love that will eventually end is disappointment for her when she doesn’t fall in love with Logan. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:54:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289117 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289117 She was only seventeen when all of that happened but Nanny wants Janie to get married at 16? That just seems a little crazy to me. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:52:49 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289113 The pear tree has been mentions several times. She doesn’t mention what happen by the pear tree after she tells that part of the story. It’s a symbol. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:43:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289096 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289096 She has a specific idea of marriage, which I think will fail her in her future marriages. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:37:28 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289079 These questions are repeated to show Janie’s curiosity and confusion Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:30:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289067 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289067 So now she is telling the story of her life to Pheoby. I think the information that comes next is going to be important to her backstory and why she grew up the way she did. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:26:50 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289063 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289063 I like Pheoby. She seems like a good friend and she’s kind of funny. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:24:57 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289057 I understand why the author wrote the dialogue in this way but I defiantly do not enjoy reading it written this way. It’s not jsut hard to understand, its also hard to read. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:22:23 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289048 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289048 I dont like how the author didn’t introduce any of these characters and is writing like its the middle of the book. If we didnt watch the summary video in class I would be very confused. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:10:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289046 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231819?scroll_to=3289046 These questions are showing the setting. They show what the time period was like and how everyone thought, specifically the women. Also these are all rhetorical questions, causing the reader to wonder the answer to them. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:13:00 -0400