"The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in. It was a place where she went and laid down when she was sleepy and tired. She wasn't petal-open anymore with him...She found that out one day when he slapped her face in the kitchen...So when the bread didn't rise, and the fish wasn't quite done at the bone, and the rice was scorched, he slapped Janie until she had a ringing sound in her ears and told her about her brains before he stalked on back to the store...She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her. Then she went inside there to see what it was. It was her image of Jody tumbled down and shattered. But looking at ain't she saw that it never was the flesh and blood figure of her dreams."
Pg. 72
Comment:
This quote's situation is extremely sad. Her marriage is deteriorating. I knew he would eventually hit her after he made he wear that head scarf in public. I feel sorry for Janie; she obviously deserves better.
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