Comments by Christopher Streu Most recent public comments by Christopher Streu https://nowcomment.com/users/145194 Janie is traumatized from when she killed Tea Cake which is normal most people would be but she also feels at peace with what everything happened. She feels that she accomplished her true goal of finding true love. Tea Cake lives on in Janie's memories. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301577 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301577 Tue, 07 May 2024 08:01:36 -0400 She was only there for Tea Cake and now that he is gone there is no reason for her to stay and she feels like she should leave because there isn't anything for her there anymore. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301576 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301576 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:58:37 -0400 The townspeople liked Tea Cake a whole lot and were temporarily mad at Janie because she killed Tea Cake but they realized that it was more self defense so they ended up blaming Mrs. Turner's brother. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301575 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301575 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:57:29 -0400 Janie finally found her true love she was looking for but as all of them they ended tragic and not a happy ending. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301573 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301573 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:55:20 -0400 This job that they are doing they already sound desensitized to what is going on around them and they all seem in a state of disbelief but also acknowledge that this is reality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301571 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301571 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:52:56 -0400 Tea Cake got forced into a job he did not want to do as well as many others of cleaning up the aftermath of the flood. Tea Cake started to refuse but he knew that it would be better to do the work then end up dead. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301569 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301569 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:50:58 -0400 It seems that this is a normal occurence and that they feel comfortable even in this harsh weather because it is a common occurnece but I feel like it is gonna be more extreme than they anticiapate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301547 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301547 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:39:29 -0400 This is the calm before the storm literally and metaphorically becuase it seems like a storm is actually about to come and the story is about to pick up pace and become more aggressive in a way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301545 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:37:53 -0400 This paragraph shows the importance of music in their town and how it is something that their town can show off and express themselves with. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301543 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301543 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:36:02 -0400 I think that no matter what Mrs. Turner will not like Tea Cake even if he is trying to help her. I can see this already playing out as Mrs. Turner getting caught up in the fight and partly blaming it on Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301541 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301541 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:33:33 -0400 I see that he beat Janie not in a malicious intent and I know back then things may have been a little different but I feel like there could have been an alternative way to show the Turners who is boss. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301537 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:31:04 -0400 The men are envious of Tea Cake because they Tea Cake can beat Janie to show that he has control without Janie fighting back, which is horrible and it does show Janie's submission and that she is okay with all this. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301535 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:29:30 -0400 I understand that he didn't beat her with malicious intent but getting beat is still getting beat and isn't right. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301518 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3301518 Tue, 07 May 2024 07:27:57 -0400 They do not care about Mrs. Turner's stance on Tea Cake and their relationship and choose to continue it with or without her approval. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298537 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298537 Wed, 01 May 2024 15:06:01 -0400 Mrs. Turner cares about Janie and thinks that it is best to not be involved with Tea Cake. It's apparent that Mrs. Turner does not like Tea Cake in the slightest. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298536 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298536 Wed, 01 May 2024 15:04:34 -0400 Janie is properly adjusting to her new life and is starting to even make friends there. Throughout the story you can see that Janie is able to adapt to new environments significantly well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298535 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298535 Wed, 01 May 2024 15:01:31 -0400 This took an interesting turn. Well it shows that they still love each other or at least lust for each other.... https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298534 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298534 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:59:51 -0400 Janie is furious at what Nunkie and Tea Cake did even if it wasn't on purpose. This shows that Janie is genuine with her feelings and actually feels some love for Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298533 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298533 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:58:07 -0400 This means that Janie in all of her past relationships never really had any need to feel jealous because there was no one to be jealous of as well as she never really felt true love for them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298532 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298532 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:56:07 -0400 Janie seems to genuinely care about Tea Cake and takes care of him. Janie wants to do more for him and play the role of a good wife. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298531 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298531 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:54:55 -0400 This is how it is in this new place and that is how Tea Cake and Janie are going to live. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298530 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:53:42 -0400 I thought that Tea Cake would rely on all of Janie's money but it seems like he is trying to continue to make an honest living. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298529 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298529 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:52:30 -0400 She realizes how far she is from home and that these are all new experiences for her. Everything is different and strange to her while it is normal for the people there. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298528 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298528 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:51:12 -0400 He seems to be using Janie for her money. I believe he has feelings for her but the money is what is really making him happy and stay with her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298527 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298527 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:49:13 -0400 She thinks that she already got abandoned and was played with by Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298526 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298526 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:47:08 -0400 I feel like this is foreshadowing because none of Janies past relationships have turned out well and I cant imagine this one will be different. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298525 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3298525 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:45:57 -0400 Her first relationship was set up by her grandma but then she abandoned it and ended up with Joe Starks. Joe ended up being someone that her Grandma would approve of because he was so successful, but she now is going against what her grandmother stood for https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298510 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:13:26 -0400 Janie is referred to as Janie she is still put on a pedestal as well as they still see her as a remnant of Joe Stark and not herself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298509 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:11:15 -0400 It seems like Tea Cake is not perceived as a great man around town and that they though that Janie and Tea Cake are not fit for each other. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298508 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:10:28 -0400 She is completely in love with Tea Cake but it seems like she somewhat knows that all of her love life so far has not turned out well and she is trying to get him out of her mind. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298507 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:09:15 -0400 This shows that Tea Cake and Janie are getting really close and that they feel comfortable with one another. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298506 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:07:13 -0400 Janie gets happy whenever Tea Cake is around and she enjoys him acknowledging her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298505 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298505 Wed, 01 May 2024 14:00:37 -0400 It seems like Janie just wants to have a normal conversation and have some fun and it seems like this man is trying to pursue her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298501 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298501 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:38:13 -0400 The thing Janie has been craving was fun and Tea Cake was someone who could give that to her which is making her fall for him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298500 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:36:02 -0400 This shows that Tea Cake wants to keep seeing Janie because they talk about another planned meeting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298499 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298499 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:35:14 -0400 The story makes it easy to see when Janie gets infatuated or interested in a man because she starts describing the mans little features positively. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298498 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298498 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:33:07 -0400 She is happier with Jody gone but the last remaining piece of Jody which is the store is continuing to give her discomfort. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298497 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298497 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:30:34 -0400 They show that the townspeople admire Janie and her looks and the fact that shes wearing white means that she is "getting over" Jodys death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298496 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298496 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:29:37 -0400 This shows the influence that Jody had and the desire to be superior. Him setting up this grand funeral shows him trying to be important even after death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298495 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3298495 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:27:06 -0400 I believe that Jody wont admit her because he doesn't want Janie to see him in a poor state because it will make him feel so much more inferior than he already is. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298490 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298490 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:06:36 -0400 Janie finally starts to face Jody and stand up for herself which will most likely lead to character development later in the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298489 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298489 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:05:03 -0400 It seems like the townspeople have come to see that Jody feels inferior towards Janie and trashes her appearance because his is getting worse. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298488 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298488 Wed, 01 May 2024 13:03:10 -0400 Janie believes that things like these are normal and that there are ups and downs but she feels negatively towards Jody after 7 years of marriage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298471 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298471 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:42:44 -0400 Jody does not think of Janie's feelings in the slightest and thinks very materialistically. He believes that since they are well off she should be happy and she should appreciate him for it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298470 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298470 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:40:23 -0400 This begans to highlight Jody's inferiority complex and his desire to always be the one at the top as well as his possessiveness towards things related to him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298469 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298469 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:38:01 -0400 To me it seems that Janie isn't all that pleased with being someone above all others and that being in a higher position makes her somewhat uncomfortable. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298468 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298468 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:33:52 -0400 Jody is trying to facilitate himself and solidify his spot as the mayor of the town. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298467 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298467 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:32:23 -0400 Jody wanted to show off Janie and make her stand out as the best women out of all of them and he talks about how Janie must look on herself as the bell-cow meaning the leader and the other women just followers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298466 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298466 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:30:53 -0400 It seems that everyone respects Jody because of his development of the town and that he has some influence in the town. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298465 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298465 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:28:57 -0400 This shows that people are interested in Janie but Jody is someone they know that they shouldn't mess with as well as they couldn't seduce Janie because Jody is more successful than they are. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298450 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298450 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:27:23 -0400 This paragraph shows Janie's infatuation with Joe because she is describing him and the things around him with a positive connotation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298442 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3298442 Wed, 01 May 2024 12:08:55 -0400 Janie finally decided that she wants to take control of her own life and leave Logan. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298392 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298392 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:13:54 -0400 The way Janie describes him shows that she is infatuated with him or at least interested. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298389 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298389 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:11:16 -0400 Janie began to notice a distance between each other and was thinking that love would never come in this marriage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298387 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298387 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:10:09 -0400 Janie's Nanny is trying to do whats best for Janie but from Janie's perspective it looks like she is getting her life controlled by her Nanny. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298371 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298371 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:07:09 -0400 She is trying to delude herself into thinking that marriage will result in love always. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298369 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298369 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:06:07 -0400 Janie wondered if marriage can fulfill love and that if you are married with time that you can come to love. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298367 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:03:30 -0400 This paragraph talks about her first love and how that was when she had true love and how she was enamored with him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298365 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298365 Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:00 -0400 This was the start to her boy troubles and it started with a relationship that was not allowed by her Nanny. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298363 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298363 Wed, 01 May 2024 09:57:39 -0400 They have used many metaphors to describe Janie's life and they use this one to give depth to her life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298361 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298361 Wed, 01 May 2024 09:54:28 -0400 It seems that the women are too scared to say the harsh words to Janie's face and that they act relatively normal around her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298285 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298285 Wed, 01 May 2024 07:50:30 -0400 The way the author uses this dialogue shows that they are trying to depict a more southern tone and we can infer that it was in a older time period. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298270 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298270 Wed, 01 May 2024 07:33:49 -0400 This line shows that they were letting all their harsh words out and they flowed in unison with one another. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3298269 Wed, 01 May 2024 07:31:06 -0400