Comments by Rachael Oehlert Most recent public comments by Rachael Oehlert https://nowcomment.com/users/69033 The meaning of the work as a whole is that you should follow what makes you happy rather than follow what makes you rich. Even the nicest of people can change once they are used to you. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1804038 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1804038 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:47:08 -0400 Janie needs to feel like their relationship is equal. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1803985 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1803985 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:02 -0400 Janie knows that Tea Cake is actually a very nice person and that he'd never do anything to hurt her. She understood that the beating was not to punish her, but to make onlookers aware that Tea Cake possesses her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1803967 https://nowcomment.com/documents/191856?scroll_to=1803967 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:43:08 -0400 As a child, Janie was part of the "lower class", so she goes back to her roots when she marries Tea Cake. I don't think she considered herself to ever be of a higher class, simply because she had never really cared about materialistic things. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1782235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1782235 Janie didn't care about the money, and had always wanted to be apart of the conversation when it came to the lower class. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:14:42 -0400 Tea Cake is inclusive with Janie and has the drive to teach her new things, rather than shelter her from new experiences. Tea Cake also shows that he is not with Janie for her money by providing for her even though he may not need to. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1782216 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1782216 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400 What are some significant changes in Janie's character from being married to Joe Starks to now being married to Tea Cake? https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1771196 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189433?scroll_to=1771196 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:14:51 -0400 The repetition of this line shows the importance of resemblance between mother and daughter. Braiding her hair makes the daughter think of her mother's rules about the ways and appropriate times to write. https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1770094 https://nowcomment.com/documents/189462?scroll_to=1770094 The daughter's passion for writing is revealed in such a subtle way by naming her braids the names of writers, keeping her love for literature a secret. Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:41:30 -0400 This line expresses the acts of the hate crime as inhumane. By asking the question of "who is the human," it brings the significance of comparing the crime to an act an animal would perform, rather than someone he should consider a "brother". https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1764417 https://nowcomment.com/documents/186390?scroll_to=1764417 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:52:44 -0400 In what ways are Janie's dreams of having the perfect relationship with Jody brought to life, and what remains seemingly a fantasy in this era? https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764408 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764408 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:42:15 -0400 Jody's controlling nature shows that women were not well cared for by their partners when it came to compassion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764406 While Jody thought he provided all her could for Janie, he did not provide a truly loving home, which resembles the lifestyle that African American women had during this era. These women were unable to have opinions on basic discussions, and were mainly kept in the kitchen. As Jody reveals his true self to Janie, this signified the fact that men may want to provide a loving home for their wive's, but after time has passed, the traditional role of being silent in the house returns. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:36:21 -0400 I think Jody expressed himself the way he did because he hadn't met many women like Janie. It seems as though while Janie does not have the intellect of the men, she cares and wants more than just to be wealthy and stable. https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764388 https://nowcomment.com/documents/173993?scroll_to=1764388 I think Jody had a hard time understanding that Janie wants more in life than to just be his partner and run his store with him. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 20:30:49 -0400