Comments by Sam Stamp Most recent public comments by Sam Stamp https://nowcomment.com/users/145146 This simile represents her new mindset of acceptance and willing to understand and accept new things. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299510 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:37:40 -0400 Janie realizes that people are always gonna talk behind her back but she doesn't care what other people think about her anymore, demonstrating her newfound self-acceptance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299509 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:36:42 -0400 Janie has finally found a sense of happiness and content. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299507 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:32:37 -0400 I'm glad that people are saying Janie did it out of self defense and not trying to bring her down. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299506 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:31:20 -0400 Im suprised that the black women are against Janie as earlier they were the ones saying she was too good for Tea Cake or maybe they just don't believe her self defense due to jealousy, but I'm not sure. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299505 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299505 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:26:02 -0400 Im afraid that Tea Cake is going to go crazy and shoot Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299504 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299504 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:19:39 -0400 The similes that the author is using to desribe Tea Cakes state shows how truly scary the situation is and how this illness is turning him into a monster. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299503 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299503 Thu, 02 May 2024 16:15:40 -0400 I believe that Tea Cake is going to die soon and Janie will be left alone once again. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299498 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299498 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:59:53 -0400 At this point in the book I am confused by Tea Cakes real character. He seems to have an underlying jealousy in regards to Janie along with the fact that he beats her, but now he is risking his life for her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299497 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299497 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:54:03 -0400 This is another instance that shows how much power Tea Cake has over Janie as he convinced her to stay even though the hurricane was coming. This is also the first reference to the books title. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299495 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299495 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:46:13 -0400 Tea Cake seems like a very stubborn character. He always believes that he is right and disapproves of others decisions if they aren't like his. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299487 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299487 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:28:59 -0400 Again, Janie and Tea Cake are the one constant in the town, as they never leave, even in circumstances like this one. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299484 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299484 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:27:11 -0400 Tea Cake wants to get on Mrs. Turners good side by trying to break up a fight in her restaurant but it only leads to Mrs. Turner getting trampled, leaving her furious. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299476 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:17:13 -0400 Tea Cake seems like he is trying to get Mrs. Turnes approval even though he demonstrated that he didn't like her. I think Tea Cake has an underlying insecurity that we are unaware of. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299458 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299458 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:05:07 -0400 Tea Cakes response makes me utterly sick. How could he respond with "Dat's right" over the conversation of beating his wife and him just deeming it ok. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299454 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299454 Thu, 02 May 2024 15:01:48 -0400 This relationship is mimicking Janie and Joe's all over again with this abuse. I feel sorry for Janie that she has to endure this yet again. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299451 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299451 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:59:30 -0400 Tea Cake and Janie are the thing that stays constant in this town as they always stick to their own beliefs regardless of what others think and they never leave. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299434 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299434 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:46:52 -0400 Mrs. Turner seems very opinionated which makes me wonder if Janie will start acting like her or start taking her side rather than Tea Cakes in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299432 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299432 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:44:37 -0400 Mrs. Turner does not seem fond of Tea Cake in the least bit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299423 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299423 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:40:37 -0400 I have noticed that Tea Cake has spoken very cruely about other women behind their backs, demonstrating a flaw in his character. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299418 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299418 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:36:47 -0400 If Tea Cake is talking like this about a woman, I wonder if he is talking other horrific things to others about Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299273 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299273 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:18:42 -0400 Im surprised Tea Cake is acting like this, I feel he is so loyal to Janie and proved that to her regarding the gambling instance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299262 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:15:13 -0400 This is the first time that someone has not been afraid of Janies power and now she is learning what it feels like to be without it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299261 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299261 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:14:12 -0400 Im suprised that Nunkie is not more intimidated by Janie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299260 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299260 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:10:15 -0400 Janie and Tea Cake are popular amoung this town kind of like she was with Joe however, the town enjoys Janie and Tea Cake as they are kind to others and don't deem themselves superior unlike Joe did. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299259 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:07:37 -0400 Tea Cake genuinely wants Janie to work with him and enjoys her company unlike Logan when he made her do the work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299257 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299257 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:04:07 -0400 This personification shows that they express entire realities and hardships through music. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299256 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299256 Thu, 02 May 2024 11:02:01 -0400 Janie's "strange eyes" exemplify how little she started out with and how greatful she is for everything. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299237 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299237 Thu, 02 May 2024 10:53:46 -0400 I feel as though this is only the tip of the iceberg and Tea Cake is going to actually steal from Janie in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299236 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299236 Thu, 02 May 2024 10:50:43 -0400 This is a metaphor to Janie's life regarding love. She has always wanted to find love but her instances finding love hurt her rather than heal her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299235 Thu, 02 May 2024 10:48:30 -0400 Janie being "scared of herself" shows how unaware she is of how powerful her love can be and how deep her connections can get. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299234 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299234 Thu, 02 May 2024 10:46:06 -0400 The people of the town don't seem to question Janies actions based on her beauty and high status. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299219 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3299219 Thu, 02 May 2024 10:42:48 -0400 I wonder if this is a metaphor to Janies current life. "The amber fluid drenching the earth" representing Tea Cake and the "thirst of the day" being Joe and his death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294238 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294238 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:05:14 -0400 Tea Cake staying late and helping Janie close the store shows how fond he is of her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294235 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:01:15 -0400 I wonder what Joe would think or how he would react if he was alive to see this interaction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294219 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294219 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:56:19 -0400 I think this conversation is going to progress into a relationship as this is the only pleasant experience Janie has had with a man in a long time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294218 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294218 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:49:25 -0400 It's sad how much of a negative impact Joe has had on Janie. Even after he died she still fears him in a sense. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294217 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294217 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:42:32 -0400 Janie seems happy to be on her own now. She feels a sense of freedom as she is not mistreated physically and mentally by Joe. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294214 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294214 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:35:49 -0400 Janie does not seem to feel sorrowful or sympathy after Joe's passing, her mind seems to be somewhere else. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294208 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:25:53 -0400 The "out-stretched hand of power" refers to Joe's constant need to be in charge and that all he ever wanted was to control everybody around him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294180 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294180 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:28:47 -0400 I feel as though this is his Karma for all of his heinous actions previously. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291880 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291880 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:33:10 -0400 This just accentuates Jody's dissmissive nature throughout the book. His constant defensiveness just shows how awful he is and he can never take the blame for anything. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291879 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291879 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:32:09 -0400 I wish Janie would have stood up for herself more before Jody was on his death bed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291874 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291874 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:26:18 -0400 Why does Jody just want to hurt Janie all the time? (Physically and mentally) https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291871 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:21:40 -0400 Janie had completely put him in his place and his sense of masculinity is being stripped away from him so his last resort is violence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291870 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291870 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:19:57 -0400 I notice a character shift in Janie at this point as she finally is starting to take initiative and stand up for herself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291867 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291867 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:16:38 -0400 Throughout the book there has been a constant theme of women being deemed as inferior to men. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291864 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291864 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:14:55 -0400 The author uses a simile to compare nature to a drug. In nature Janie feels at ease and completely content away from her situation, just like a drug can do. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291863 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291863 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:11:49 -0400 I have a feeling that Janie will divorce Joe in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289329 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289329 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:10:33 -0400 Joes true egocentric nature is erupting as he mistreats the people with a lower status when at one point he was one of those people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289328 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289328 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:08:23 -0400 I feel as though Janies hair has an underlying message that the audience is unaware of right now due to the constant admirations. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289327 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289327 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:03:16 -0400 Joe seems extremely controlling of Janie and is demonstrating negative qualities that he didn't display when they first met. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289326 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289326 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:57:30 -0400 The use of juxtaposition regarding the words "familiar strangeness" creates a feeling of confusion and almost betrayal as the people have been mistreated before but not by someonone of the same color. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289325 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289325 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:46:04 -0400 Janie seems to be a little apprehensive of this new life and I feel that she dosen't like the attention. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289324 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289324 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:37:02 -0400 This is another display of jealousy that I am seeing towards Joe. First they were jealous of his ambitions and now they are jealous of his wife. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289323 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289323 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:31:17 -0400 The townsmen laughing at Joe show their upright jealousy towards him because he has the courage to do what a lot of them don't as he puts himself at the center of attention in unfamiliar grounds. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289322 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289322 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:24:29 -0400 This is one of the first instances of character growth I have seen for Janie. After Logan, she realizes her worth and that marriage should be with someone that you love, not who you want to love. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288460 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288460 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:43:40 -0400 This sentence raises concern to the audience because when you are getting married you should be in love not waiting for it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288459 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288459 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:38:51 -0400 This simile of love to the sun compelling the day shows Janies extreme expectations of love, which might let her down in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288458 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288458 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:34:27 -0400 We can now see that the reason Nanny is so protective and passionate is because of her cruel upbringing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288457 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288457 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:32:12 -0400 The repetition of the phrase "What?How? Why?" demonstrates Janies extreme curiosity about all aspects of life which I think will also have a great effect on her character in the future. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288321 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288321 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:31:46 -0400 The "first tiny bloom" is a metaphor representing the beginning of her life and how this kind of behavior was just the start. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288319 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:25:46 -0400 The comparison of Janies life to a tree through the use of a simile represents that her life is demonstrated as a mature tree, implying that she has experienced both life and death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288315 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288315 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:16:38 -0400 I feel as though this conversation is when the plot starts to advance and we see the true nature of these characters and how close they are to eachother. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288314 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288314 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:13:01 -0400 The phrase"An envious heart makes a treacherous ear" uses personification to further emphasize the fact that jealousy can effect how a person interprets what they've heard. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288311 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288311 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:59:07 -0400 The use of evocative imagery exemplifies the glaring thoughts of these men and how they view her as licentious without her even saying a word. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288307 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288307 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:44:40 -0400 The gramatically incorrect diction of the "sitters" demonstrate how trifling their opinions are and express their low intelligence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288306 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288306 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:40:08 -0400 The statement "killing tools out of laughs" demonstrates the capable cruelty of gossip and judgement through the use of personification. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288305 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288305 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:33:12 -0400