Comments by Student Macklin Balay Most recent public comments by Student Macklin Balay https://nowcomment.com/users/145138 I think that this is a very inconspicuous moment but it shows that Janie is a woman and has reached the love that she was searching for. She can be independent and still love someone. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307497 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307497 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:36:31 -0400 Why do their dead also get treated differently based on their skin color? I would think that when we die we would all return to the same place so why would we treat their bodies differently? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307495 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307495 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:35:44 -0400 Their pride and beliefs have landed them in a situation much too tough for any person to handle. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307494 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307494 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:35:01 -0400 It might be immature but this made me laugh https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307493 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307493 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:34:20 -0400 Tea Cake and Janie both feel unstoppable especially when they are together could this pride be too much and be the straw that broke the camels back? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307492 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307492 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:34:01 -0400 Personally if the natives that have lived there forever decided to leave I would too even if there was a risk of loosing everything that I had built. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307490 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307490 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:33:12 -0400 I think that part of Tea Cakes insecurities and issues right now are that no matter how hard he tries Mrs.Turner still doesn't like him https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307489 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307489 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:32:11 -0400 Tea Cake has many insecurities and flaws but personally jealousy is a little much for me. Why can't he just be happy that he has Janie why does he feel the need to have more control over her? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307487 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307487 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:31:26 -0400 Janie has come full circle she now knows what she wants and needs and she knows that right now she needs to stay quite https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307484 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3307484 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:30:32 -0400 What is Mrs. Turners problem can she not leave people alone? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307479 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307479 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:26:15 -0400 This shows Mrs. Turners belief that Janie is too good for Tea Cake https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307477 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307477 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:25:37 -0400 I have noticed that Tea Cake has consistently been showing negative signs about his character, what will he do to make up for them or will this just end up like all of her other relationships. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307476 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:25:03 -0400 Janie is experiencing a lot of new things right now. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307474 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307474 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:24:07 -0400 This is a new feeling for Janie https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307473 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307473 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:23:35 -0400 This reinforces the fact that Janie does love Tea Cake despite his flaws and mistakes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307457 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:23:17 -0400 I think this shows the honest reflection that not just Janie but many people have in real life. While she ins't unhappy she can't help but wonder how everything would have turned out. Would she have eventually loved her first husband? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307455 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307455 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:21:57 -0400 While there are a lot of similarities in her relationships you can see the difference between how they all went about the same things and in this Tea Cake is really nice ins't power or fame hungry https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307452 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307452 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:20:41 -0400 I think Janie is also realizing that now one is perfect and everyone has flaws but is she willing to live with this one? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307448 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307448 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:18:24 -0400 While peoples initial impressions on Tea Cake were wrong they were right for the wrong reasons, he wasn't after her money he was after more money to gamble https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307423 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307423 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:12:20 -0400 Tea Cake is really good at making Janie feel good https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307420 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307420 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:11:04 -0400 I think that this is a very relatable comment as love is often difficult and challenging. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307417 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307417 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:09:25 -0400 Will she be able to trust Tea Cake? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307414 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307414 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:08:46 -0400 The towns people still really respect Janie and her status is really showing in the paragraph https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307413 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3307413 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:07:22 -0400 I think while Tea Cake is really good for Janie his fatal flaw is his spending problems on stuff like gambling. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307409 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307409 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:03:41 -0400 She is finally breaking away from nanny https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307408 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307408 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:03:03 -0400 Everyone around Janie is skeptical of Tea Cake but Janie can't help but care for him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307406 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:02:41 -0400 Once again the pear tree shows up showing the love that Janie feels for Tea Cake https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307404 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307404 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:01:24 -0400 I think that Joe gave Janie an innate distrust in men and it is showing here, even though Tea Cake has treated her with nothing but respect she still can't help but wait for something to show up that is bad. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307402 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307402 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:42 -0400 This paragraph furthers my belief that tea cake is actually good for Janie https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307400 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:59:10 -0400 I think the fact that Tea Cake has to work for her shows her that he cares. He is putting in the work to show Janie that he cares and Janie is appreciating it https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307396 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307396 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:58:03 -0400 It seems like Tea Cake likes all of her and not just the idea of her https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307395 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307395 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:56:58 -0400 Janie hasn't laughed like this before and this is probably going to lead to another relationship https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307393 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307393 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:56:17 -0400 I feel that Janie wearing white and rejecting advances shows how she is growing and learning more about love and is now searching for what she wants rather than taking what comes to her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307391 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307391 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:55:25 -0400 Is there a stigma in Florida about windows? Why is she going to be challenged and by who? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307389 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307389 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:54:29 -0400 Janie seems to be pulling away from joe https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307388 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3307388 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:53:54 -0400 I think that Janie's is realizing that Jody's imminent death means that she can finally be free and stop feeling like crud https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303719 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303719 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:23:16 -0400 This really shows that Janie is a good person and that she is trying her hardest to be the best she can for Jody but she is starting to realize that this is not a good thing https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303717 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303717 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:22:29 -0400 what is a bosom friend? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303715 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303715 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:21:47 -0400 This starts to show that Janie is not an easy woman to manipulate as the things that Jody cares about like money and power don't have an effect on her https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303714 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303714 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:21:25 -0400 This starts to show that Jody really only cares for Janie's looks and not her personality https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303713 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:20:30 -0400 This continues to show Janie's connection to nature and how it makes her feel at home https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303712 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:19:41 -0400 floridy made me laugh way to hard https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303710 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303710 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:18:23 -0400 I really like the sentence playing around with the toes of time I think it really shows the insignificance of humans in comparison to time https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303709 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303709 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:17:53 -0400 you can really see the lack of education that janie has as she is struggling to act like a real woman https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303693 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:17:14 -0400 The towns people are really falling for Joe https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303692 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303692 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:16:02 -0400 Joe keeps showing that he is a masterful manipulator https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303691 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303691 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:15:38 -0400 This really shows how Janie is attractive https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3303689 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:15:11 -0400 you can start to see the manipulation as he only talks about himself https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303673 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303673 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:13:19 -0400 you can see her starting to fall for him already https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303671 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303671 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:12:30 -0400 Janie has a real appreciation for nature https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303670 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:12:12 -0400 her understanding is really low and I wonder if this was planned by Nanny or not https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303668 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:11:34 -0400 you can see her nativity when it comes to love here https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303667 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:11:04 -0400 here is the pear tree again which really is a reference and a metaphor for lust or love I haven't figured out which yet https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303666 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303666 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:10:18 -0400 I had to re read this 5 times to understand https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303665 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303665 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:09:41 -0400 I believe that this explains a lot about nanny and her motivations for marrying off Janie https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303664 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303664 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:09:23 -0400 Is this the same pear tree that we talked about in the video? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303662 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303662 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:08:38 -0400 I wonder why she has so many nicknames https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303661 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303661 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:08:12 -0400 I really enjoy deciphering their speech patterns https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303660 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:07:29 -0400 The diction here makes the whole sentence hit a lot harder as it is making a firm description of her body https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303659 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303659 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:06:55 -0400 I think that it is talking about how the memory of someone lasts much longer than their physical body https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303658 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3303658 Thu, 09 May 2024 09:05:57 -0400