johnny Got His Gun #8

It's hard to say exactly what Joe wants. He goes through alot of things he wants. When the question was first posed to him he thought of all the body parts he was missing and how much he wanted those back. "He wanted a nose so he could smell rain and burning wood and cooking food and the faint perfume that stays in the air after a girl has passed by." But he realized these were things they should know he wanted and he knew they couldn't give them to him. He then thought more realistically. He wanted to get out and feel the air, the presence of other people. Joe hated being trapped in his room all day. He also wanted to be put on display to show people the causes of war, that war had repercussions and that it wasn't pretty. He wanted to expose war in its truest form. But this was not possible. They never say why exactly, but Joe gives us some explanation. They didn't want people to see him, and realize how hideous and terrible war is. This would discourage people from enlisting and fighting. They wanted to keep him locked away in his room, so nobody would be exposed to the bad side of war.

Johnny Got His Gun #7

In these chapters, Joe is put into a drugged induced sleep so he would quit moving around and making noise. He thought to himself that they were winning again. In his sleep, he dreamt he was in at a train station where a mother who had recently bailed her son out of jail, and had to send him to war. She was deeply saddened because she fought hard to bail him out only to lose him to the war. Joe sees the son and realizes he is Christ. Joe, Christ, and other soldiers board the train and join in a game of cards. They speak about war, and how they know exactly how they are going to die. However, someone doesn't belong and that person is Joe. His fate is different somehow, and they all know it. Christ explains to them what Joe's fate is, making the party realize that he is worse off than the rest. So, Joe jumps off the train to mercy himself at the feet of Christ, because he does not wish to suffer the way he does. This is very symbolic because Christ could do anything, and was the redeemer and saver. He could have saved Joe. In some ways, Joe wishes he had stayed on the train because the train was like a portal to death. And Joe wanted to die rather than suffer in his state.

Johnny Got His Gun #6

• In chapter 13 Joe experiences something new and interesting. His schedule of nurses is disrupted when a group of men enter his room and examine him placing something around his neck. Joe comes to the conclusion that these men are generals come to give him a medal, which only offends him. During this interaction Joe figures out he can move his arms and head, and twist and turn his body. After this confrontation, he remembers how he and Bill Harper used to communicate between their houses Morse code. This is what his tapping was. Joe began tapping with hopes of someone hearing his cry out for help. This was his first step towards communicating with the real world.

johnny Got His Gun #5

• Joe realizes that all he has left is his mind. It’s the only thing he can control, and that all he can do is think. He feels disconnected with the rest of the world, and decides to do something about it. Through much thought and philosophizing he comes to the realization that he can feel connected with the outside world by keep track of time. Joe says that when it comes down to it time is the only thing connects us. If he has a sense of time he can be in the same world as everybody else, instead of lagging behind lost in his own mind. He may not be able to interact with the outside world, but by telling time he can feel a part of it. He tackles this difficult tasks a few different ways; a sort of a hit & miss course of action. He first attempts to count every second, minute, and hour as if he were a clock; however, this was much to complicated for his brain to handle. So, he took to counting the nurse visits, then bowel movements. Eventually, he realized that his mind wasn’t the only thing he had left. With the loss of his sight, smell, hearing and voice, he still had one thing- touch. He could feel his skin; feel the nurses and the vibrations they make with their movement. Joe had a few atches of skin which he could use to feel the heat of sunlight and use that information to figure out how many nurse visits equaled one day. He kept a mental calendar this way and was able to celebrate holidays with his friends and family through memories inside his mind.

Johnny Got His Gun #4

Joe believes that many people in the army fight for liberty, justice and democracy. They fight for their country. He believes this is not worth fighting for. He doesn't think people should be fighting for a word. Rather, they should be fighting for something tangible, some one. One should fight for your sister, but not the word 'sister'- not all of the sisters in the world. You fight for your own sister.

Confronted with the rat devouring your flesh, one's view on what it is they fight for changes. We see this with Joe. He believes you should fight for someone, or in his case, your own existence. He comes to the conclusion that he fights for his self, which seems selfish. He wonders if they fight for the liberty of their country or the world as a whole. If they fight for the liberty of their country only, it seems selfish just as is fighting for yourself.

Johnny Got His Gun #3

In a dream, Joe envisions a rat eating his flesh. He then remembers a moment during the war in which he finds a rat eating the rotting flesh of a dead Prussian soldiers. The soldier had been laying there for several days.

The rat represents the attitude of the war. It represents the real enemy of the soldiers- death. Its not each other because when you're laying on the ground dying you are no longer fighting a person. You are fighting the rat, who is devouring you. You are struggling to live. Neither side of the battle, according to Joe, benefit from war. They lose a lot such as Joe did. The only thing in this scenario which benefits from this is the rat. It doesn't die nor has to fight.

Johnny Got His Gun #2

I'm not quite sure why joe was remembering his experience at the bakery. My guess would be one of two. He was remembering it because he felt betrayed by Bill Harper, Diane and Glen Hogan because of their dishonorable ways. So, he remembered this because in his dream here was a man who was very honorable, Jose. He was loyal and didn't want to disrespect anyone, unlike Joe's 'friends'. My other guess would be that he is remembering a time when he had all of his limbs and could use them properly.

Joe thinks he is a very admirable guy. He regards him in high honor almost. At first he and the workers thought he was lying about why he is homeless. As it turns out he wasn't, and they figure this out through a letter written by the wealthy daughter to Jose. They soon realize he takes a lot of pride in what he does. When he was searching for a way to get fired or quit, he rejected the workers' suggestions. He deemed them to be to dishonorable, as he is a very honorable person. And so is Joe, which is why he admires him so. This is why Joe was not able to forgive Bill Harper, Diane or Glen Hogan.

Johnny Got His Gun #1

Joe's situation is that he is bandaged up in a hospital and deaf due to battle injuries. In a dream we find out that he worked in a bakery as a child. Also through this dream we find out his father has died from sickness. So far we know he was in a bunker when he obtained the injuries and some explosion went off near him taking his hearing and injuring him badly. He wasn't to distraught about it because he wouldn't have to listen to the calamities of war. It also severely injured his arms, which the doctors had to remove, along with the ring Kareen gave him.

He compares his situation with drowning because of the constant struggle to stay conscious. "As he came to the surface each time he fainted into reality and as he went down again he fainted into nothingness." He was fighting and struggling for air and life, similar to how someone gasps for air when drowning. He explains how it was a sensation of drifting in and out of reality, as if floating. Everytime he got above the water he would just sink back into the water, so to speak. Joe then noticed he could just float on his back as he did when swimming as a child.

bell Jar #10

She thinks that he would be a good person for her to sleep with because he 'looked promising'. But it was only after he took her to his study that she decided to seduce him. She felt that her first had to be intelligent and experienced, since she lacked it. He was a professor so he had smarts and his lady friend reassured Esther that he had experience. She also wanted someone who would she didn't really know and wouldn't ever have to see them again. What really reassured her was that she had been 'defending' her virginity for so long and it was about time she lost it. She was sick of being a virgin.

After getting it on with Irwin she definitely does not feel better because, as she explained, it was painful. It wasn't the transformation she was expecting. In a way, she was relieved to not have that burden anymore.

Bell Jar #9

Esther says that she ‘would be sitting under the glass bell jar, stewing in my own sour air’. She saying that she feels trapped wherever she goes, whether it be an asylum or her home. Everywhere she goes and whomever she meets tries to shape her, make her more like them. And Esther is vulnerable to this because throughout the book she has been on a quest to find out who she is. At first she thought she was more like Doreen, only to realize she didn’t quite fit in. Then, it was Jody, but she still didn’t fit in. She feels trapped under a bell jar that’s preventing her from living. There is also pressure to conform to society and start a family. She flip-flops with this to. Everyone around her has been controlling her making her feel trapped under a bell jar.

Bell Jar #8

Esther is transported from the hospital to an asylum quite different from those of her past, a place called Caplan. It was comforting, none like the one Dr. Gordon placed her in. It was like a resort you stay at when you go on vacation. It had a golf course, continuous badminton games, weekly movies and OT- I don't know what that is. It didn't seem like an asylum for the deranged. It was a happy, warm and comforting place even for Esther. She appeared to almost enjoy it there. Even the doctors were kind to her, which is a huge difference for Esther. She was expecting the doctors to be like Dr. Gordon. The whole place seemed like a trap. A trap set in order to keep Esther in; hence, all the nice things available to keep the crazys busy. And this is what would have happened if she had been forced to stay. I think she would have become accustomed to the place and grown old there.

bell Jar #7

• What is wrong with Esther? Why does she try to kill herself?

The problem with Esther is that she hates herself, so much so that she would try and kill herself- which she has attempted to a few times already. According to her, she hasn’t slept in over a month. She can only read scandal sheets and her psychology books that inform her about what is wrong with her. Esther claims that she has no brain, and that by going to the beach with Jody would expose her lack of brains. She doesn’t find joy in anything she does anymore. Everything she does seems to turn out for the worse, such as when she goes to the hospital to help people who are worse off than she. But when Esther attempts to give flowers to the pregnant ladies, they get mad at her for not having the flowers they wanted on account of her throwing away the dead ones.

Bell Jar #6

Esther didnt like Dr. Gordon for a few different reasons. Shortly put, she didnt like him because he was conceited. She prejudged that he would be one of those heart warming doctors that understands what's happening to you and concoct a diagnosis just like that. But he didn't. Through his questions, he made it seem like nothing was seemingly wrong with her. He was also one of those people who are very passionate about tapping with some part of their body as if they were in a band. This greatly annoyed Esther. She really didn't like all the things he did unconsciously. He also did that stereotypical doctor- nod thing whenever she spoke. In her first session with him, nothing quite happened. Not much was said or done. It seemed like he was more interested in whether the station at her college was called WAC or WAVES.

I don't think Dr. Gordon had any good effects on her. Because of all the things that he did which angered her, it seemed like it was making her feel worse inside. Like when he asked he what she thought was wrong with her. To her, it made it seem like he was inferring that nothing was in fact wrong.

Bell Jar #5

When Esther returns to Boston she hears the news of her literature course that she had been awaiting so long to hear about. Her mother tells her first thing that she didn't get accepted. This basically tears her apart making her seem a little depressed. In fact, she begins to lose sleep for days at a time, and becomes unable to read. Her night with Marco made her mad but nothing to intense. She was even kinda proud about breakin' his nose, and kept the blood on her face for the train ride. But, as I said, when she heard of her un-acceptance into the course, she broke down. She became very hermit-like. The night with Marco did put her down a little, but the news of her course was the icing on the cupcake.

Bell Jar #4

Throughout the book we have gotten the notion from Esther that she wants to have sex. This is what she wants to get from Constantin. She wants him for her booty call; although she never comes out and says she wants to have sex with him. She does; however, give him sexual innuendoes. She even lays down on his bed. But, this fail to get his attention to what she really wants. Instead, he just goes and lays down beside her falling asleep. The furthest they go is when he holds her hand. Its not that he didn't quite understand what she was doing, but more so he wanted to be a gentleman. I think his choice to not have sex with her on their first date was a noble one.

Bell Jar #3

Esther had always worshipped Buddy, but now she thinks of him as a hypocrit. When they were dating he revealed that he had cheated on her with a waitress. With that in mind, she broke it off with him. And now that he is recovering from Tuberculosis, he wants to marry her. She found it odd that she had loved him so much from afar, but now that he wants to marry her, she loathes him. She was happy that he had TB, because this way she wouldn’t have to seem him for a while. Esther wanted him to respect her and her work, her writing. She wanted him to be honest to her as well. Because he wanted her to be honest with her and he wasn’t she wanted him to leave her alone.

Bell Jar #2

Esther gets out of chemistry in college by asking the dean if she could take the class without getting a grade, so that she could take a Shakespeare class. This was obviously a complete lie. While she was suppose to be taking notes she was actually writing poems instead. She might find science overwhelming because it is very systematical, which isn't how her brain works. She' a literature person. Science, especially chemistry, can be very confusing and it seems that Esther is confused about herself a lot of the time. She doesn't even know what exactly she's dong in New York. Therefore, it's not a surprise that she would find the sciences so overwhelming.

Bell Jar #1

The that begins the book starts with 'it was queer, sultry summer...' Queer is defined as being strange and odd. This suggests that she felt awkward being in New York away from her natural habitat. Sultry means hot and humid, which shows that Esther feels pressured and suffocated. 'They electrocuted the Rosenbergs.' The key word here is 'they', meaning that she didn't agree with their electrocution. But as it turns out, late concrete evidence was found that proved they were giving away secrets to the communists. The sentence ends with ' I didn't know what I was doing in New York', which means just that. She doesn't know her reasons for being there. She may have a place in mind where she would rather be.

Mona Lisa Smile 2

From the start, it was obvious that Joan Brandwyn highly reflected values of the 1950s. Though Joan wished to go to law school, she wanted to be married. For her, the choice was one or the other. Katherine told her that she could do both, but Joan wasn’t certain in her ability. For a while she was satisfied with just being a housewife, but later she began to think otherwise. Katherine continuously reminded her of her capability to go to law school and get married. Giving her the nudge she needed, Katherine handed Joan an application to Yale’s School of Law. This finally convinced her to really think about law school, and she filled it out completely. Instead of being trapped in an unequal marriage like most of her classmates, she decided to educate herself beyond the normal 4 years. She became independent which was different for the 50s. She wasn’t going to become an unhappy housewife like Betty Warren.

Mona Lisa Smile 1

Mona Lisa Smile portrays the time period of the 1950s as a time of male dominance. There were college courses that informed women on how to be good housewives. They were taught to satisfy the needs of their husbands rather than making a career of their own. The men could basically do whatever they wanted. In the movie, a teacher named Dunbar is able to get away with sleeping with the students. But when a teacher gives out a contraceptive to a student, she is immediately fired. The movie makes it seems as if everyone has significant other-even the anti-social nerds. It also shows that amidst this male dominance there are some that aren't willing to give in to society's pressure. Giselle is one of these rebels that doesn't conform. 

The setting also portrays the 1950s well. The house's and buildings are all very neat and orderly. It's very similar to the way the houses in Pleasantville looked. 

Stella is remarkably sad at the end of the play because of what happens to Blanch. Was she right in doing what she has done?

At the end of the book Stella sends Blanche to a mental institution. This is why she was sad. Nobody wants to send their brother or sister to an institution, but she felt it was best for everyone. Blanche was a drunk who constantly lied to those around her.

In the beginning Blanche seemed somewhat together. But as the play continued, she slowly became crazy. She couldn't contain and control all of the emotions she had bottled up inside. She didn't know how to deal with all the deaths in her family including the death of her first husband. At one point she destroyed a mirror amidst talking to herself.  

For Stella and Stanley to put Blanche away at an institute was the best thing to do. When she entered the household tension ensued. Right from the git-go, Blanche stirred up anger in Stanley because of her  lies and deceitfulness. Sending Blanche away was the only way Stella and Stanley could have a somewhat peaceful life, and the only way Blanche could get better. 

What is revealed about Blanche in these chapters? Do these revelations come as a shock?

In scenes 6-8 the truth of Blanche's past is revealed. We find out that she did stay at the Flamingo, which we all could have guess was true. What we didn't know before was that she was kicked out for sleeping with multiple men. She dated so many men that eventually she was kicked out of the town as well. We also find out what happened with Blanche and her first husband. When she was young she married a boy, about the same age as her. After they married, Blanche saw him with an older woman. Later when they were dancing she whispered in his ear that he disgusts her. Soon after he ran outside, put a revolver in his mouth and fired. Stanley goes on to tell us something that we all probably knew. Blanche was kicked out of town and fired from school because she had relations with a 17 year old student of hers. 

Why does Blanche disapprove of Stanley

As Blanche puts it, "he's common." I'm not quite sure what she means by that but common means ordinary, like everything else. And as we know, Blanche only likes 'exquisite' men- men who are better than the commoners. She relates him to a an ape, saying he's bestial. Blanche then goes rants on about this hypothetical situation where he actually is an ape. And Stanley's poker nights; those are the gatherings of him and his kind. She disapproves of him because he's not anything like her kind. He's only common-folk, not high class like she is and how she believes Stella should be. She really shows her hatred for Stanley when she says that he's the kind of guy someone goes out with a few times only when the devil's in you.

A Streetcar Named Dessire: Scenes 2 & 3

We get the sense in scene 1 that Stanley likes to control things. He doesn't really care how people react to what he says. He 'puts all the cards on the table' as Stanley puts it. We also get the sense that he is a bit violent when he yells at Blanche to get her to tell him what really happened to the estate. In scene 3, Stanley in a drunken haze chases after Stella with bad intentions. He hits her and she screams. We learn two things about Stanley here. He is more violent than we expected, and he isn't a fun drunk. We also learn through this quarrel that Stella isn't happy. This is different from what we knew about her from scene 1. She said she would cry when he was away and lay on him when he'd return. She wants to go away. 

Were Willy’s final actions noble, or were they a sign of weakness

Willy's last actions shouldn't be considered anything close to noble. We found out early on in the book that Biff has always had trouble opening up to Willy. Here, in Willy's last moments of life, Biff opens up to Willy in tears. He tells him the real reason why he had no address for three months and how he has failed him. Even though Willy was reluctant to listen to the facts, as he always is, he and Biff finally connected. Biff threw himself out there exposing his lies, and what did Willy go and do? He killed himself- not very noble. He and Biff could have lived in harmony. He couldn't do that though. Willy was a coward.

What happens to Biff and Willy’s relationship after Biff goes to the hotel?

Willy has built himself up to be the ideal father for Biff. He was his idol. Biff looked up to Willy doing everything he said. To Biff, Willy was almost a god among men. He could sway anyone with his friendliness and unique charisma. When Biff walks into his hotel room and finds Willy's mistress in the bathroom, his view of his father changed. Everything he once thought of his father- his greatness- went down the gutter. Everything that Willy built himself up to be was destroyed in a matter of seconds. Biff and Willy's relationship changed permanently that day. This was the reason for the present events- the reason why Biff is the way he is and why Willy is the way he is. It was all because Biff saw Willy for who he really was that day, a liar. From then on, Biff never saw his father as any idol of his.

Do you think Willy made the right decision to refuse Charlie’s help

Willy made a very immature decision refusing Charlie's help. Charlie offered Willy a steady job with an income, without knowing that Willy was just fired. That should have been an incentive for Willy to accept his offer, and yet he still refused. Willy has to much pride to work for Charlie because he has been jealous of him for years. He wishes his children could have turned out like Charlie's son Bernard. Willy still needs to grow up, just as Charlie said. Willy already has to borrow money from Charlie just to get by, so it was a very bad decision to refuse a job that could provide him with enough money to support his family. He will have to get over his pride issues.

Ben's influence upon WIlly

Ben appears to be Willy's idol. He looks up to him for business advice. Ben told Willy that if he wanted to make some money he and his boys should move up to Alaska. Willy got really excited about the idea. Willy seems to become really enticed about anything Ben talks about. And, for the most part, I think he's a good influence on him. Things would have been pretty different if he had moved to Alaska, but it could have been for the better. Ben encourages Willy to follow his dreams, which is becoming successful. Linda doesn't think he's a good influence on Willy, because she thinks Willy is fine where he is. She thinks they have a good life in their town. At one point, the book says that Linda is frightened of Ben. It's possible that either Linda just really doesn't like Ben, or she's afraid of change.

Biff and Happy's plan

Biff and Happy think up a plan that will prove to their father, Willy, that they can make it in the business world. They plan to start a business that sells sports equipment and to create two water polo teams with the loan from their friend Oliver. Their idea has potential but there will be some difficulties with it. For one, Biff and happy are having family troubles dealing with Willy who seems to be going crazy. Procrastination will also slow them down. While thy were arguing with each other earlier and also before that, they seemed to do a whole lot of talking without any action. Biff said he could make it in the business world but so far all he's done is live on a farm. So, it's likely this plan is just more of their talk. Another obstacle they would face is each other. Biff and Happy argue a lot. Partnering up to start a business would require a lot of cooperation which they may have some trouble with. If they could overcome those obstacles, their plan could work. 

Will and Charley

Willy and Charlie's relationship is a bit confusing. They seem like best friends, and yet they end up arguing the whole time they were playing cards. They're like those best friends that have been friends almost their whole lives, and are comfortable saying anything to one another. But like I said, it's confusing. I think something bad might have happened between them and Willy is still mad about it, which is why he calls Charlie ignorant. Every time Charlie talks about something he doesn't fully understand, Willy criticizes him about it. Charlie just responds with relative kindness. Willy seems to be very prideful .

Biff and Happy

I get the sense that Biff and Happy are very close brothers. They seem to know a lot about each other and do a lot of things together. They do things like get a lot of girls. It's safe to say that they are players. Biff and Happy are well out of college but still seem confused as to what they want to do with their lives. Biff worked on a farm for a while far from home, while Happy stayed home working at a store. Happy even though he has a lot of potential doesn't seem very happy. They both have a lot of potential it seems like. Biff seems to be the unreliable one because he's a bit of a wanderer, not staying in one place for to long. 

Their Eyes Were WAtching God Ch. 19

In the final chapters of the book Janie was put on trial for the murder of Tea Cake. Throughout the trial, she spoke very little, which is odd because she is usually quick to speak. But now, she is quiet because she lost someone that meant everything to her. Tea Cake was the first husband whom she really cared about and who really cared about her. And she was just recently forced to kill him. This was a very traumatic experience for her to go through as one could imagine. It is a tough thing to destroy something or someone that you truly care about. To add to that, Janie was being prosecuted for murder of the first degree only a few hours after it happened. So, of course she sat silently until it was needed for her to speak. What could she say? There was nothing for Janie to say until it was time for her to tell her story. Her grief during the trial and all of her 'friends' who were there to testify against her kept her quiet.

'Their Eyes Were Watching God'

In chapter 18, we are finally introduced to the title of the book: " Their eyes were watching god." At the start of this chapter an Indian tribe, the Seminoles, gathered and headed east because they foresaw a huricane. Most people dismissed them saying "What do Indians know?" Others fled east as well. That night the wind picks up, animals scurry around, and it begins to rain. Tea Cake decided to have a party. Throughout the day everyone seemed to be watching to see what was going to happen next, even during the party. As the storm strengthened, the party thinned. The remaining 6 people left were huddled at the door listening to the storm. "They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching god." There were all 'watching god' to see what he was going to do with the violent storm. Janie and the others waited to see God's next move.

Their Eyes Were WAtching God Ch. 13-15.

In chapter 14, Tea Cake asked Janie to come work with him in the bean fields. Janie was very excited that he was asking her to work with him. A key word there is 'with him'. Tea Cake wanted to have Janie work alongside him as equals. This was something thats been different from her previous marriages. Her previous husbands had her work under them, not as their equals. This was a different type of love for Janie. It was a real love. Tea Cake also expressed to Janie as another reason why he wanted her to work with him, that he missed her to much during the day. He couldn't bare not seeing her throughout the day, which is why he left work multiple times a day to see her. This was also different for Janie, because never before had her husbands wanted to see her and spend time so badly. 

Their Eyes Were WAtching God Ch. 6

In chapter 6, we meet Matt Bonner's mule. All day, the mule works hard only to be ridiculed by the towns people at the end of the day. Matt does not take good care of the mule. The mule is very skinny due to the fact that Matt doesn't feed him proportionally to the amount of work the animal does. One day, Matt loses his mule. Some of the towns people find him and begin teasing him. Janie became very angry when she saw this, because in a way she can relate to the mule. After a long day of hard work the mule is mistreated and teased. Janie works in the shop all day being ridiculed by Jody for things she does wrong. And when she gets home she is lonely because it seems as if Jody has lost interest in her. They have lost their spark.

Their Eyes Were Watching God Ch. 5

In chapter 5 we see Jody's true colors. Before, it seemed as if he was a nice guy who really cared for Janie. But, now he's a completely different person. Instead of wanting to spend time with Janie he dismisses her. Just as they get married and become 'happy' Jody becomes a different person. He becomes so involved with developing Eatonville that he forgets about Janie. She even tells him that she wishes they could spend more time together. Again, he dismisses this saying that his work has just begun. The reasons why he developed this 'alter-ego' is simple: he has become drunk with power. It just started out as buying a large amount of land. He began constructing post offices and city lamps. Then, he was named mayor. Jody slowly built up power, which made him ignore the fact that he has a loving wife that cares for him. 

Their Eyes Were Watching God 3-4

Throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God  there is all sorts of nature imagery. Hurston uses this type of imagery to help describe Janie's relations how they are now and how they might turn out. Janie ends up marrying Logan whom she feels no real love for. But, because her grandma said she should marry him and have stability Janie tries to love him. After one year; though, Janie still doesn't love Logan. When her grandma dies, Janie no longer feels a need to carry out her wishes. It is then when she gets mixed up with a guy by the name of Joe, who she eventually marries after leaving Logan. 

They get married just before sundown, giving them time to sit on the porch and watch the sunset. The last paragraph in chapter 4 used to describes this scene uses nature imagery. Hurston writes, "... the sun plunge into the same crack in the earth from which the night emerged." This is very significant because it is foreshadowing what will happen concerning Janie's relation with Joe. I think this is saying that Janie has just entered yet another marriage that will "plunge into the same crack" as her previous marriage. She will end up being just as miserable with Joe as she was with Logan.

Their Eyes Were Watching God ch 1-2

When Janie returns some women, whom are sitting on Pheoby's porch, gossip about her. They gossiped about her marriage, what caused her to leave town and why she has returned. They do this in a way that lets us know that they are a bit jealous of Janie. They want to put Janie on their level. This is similar to how Janie was treated as a child because people looked down on her. This is what the women on the porch were doing. They were belittling her to make themselves feel better. These two events are different in that Janie, as a child, had just found out she was black, and that that is why she was treated differently. Then she had not yet coped with it. Now, there are ladies sitting on a porch criticizing her, but she doesn't let that phase her. She walks by as if they weren't even there.