Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 22

Quote:
"She got up that morning with the firm determination to go on in there and have a good talk with Jody...She didn't make the cheerful, casual start that she had thought out. Something stood like an oxen's foot on her tongue, and then too, Jody, no Joe, gave her a ferocious look. A look with all the unthinkable coldness of outer spaces."

Pg. 84

Comment:
(R) What I think that is really interesting is how the author wrote "...and then too, Jody, no Joe, gave her a ferocious look..." It shows how the Joe was no longer nice or loving because Janie usually called him Jody, but it's like he turned into a whole different person. Then she wrote "...A look with all the unthinkable coldness of outer spaces." So he's like a totally different person from these two quotes; he's not himself anymore.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 21

Quote:
"Then too she noticed how baggy Joe was getting all over. Like bags hanging from an ironing board. A little sack hung from the corners of his eyes and rested on his cheekbones; a loose-filled bag of feathers hung from his ears and rested on his neck beneath his chin. A sack of flabby something hung from his loins and rested on his thighs when he sat down. But even these things were running down like candle grease as time moved on."

Pg. 81

Comment:
(E) This paragraph stuck out to me because all of the imagery and similes. It's very detailed in telling how Joe Starks is growing old. The imagery and simile that I really like, that's really detailed, is "...A little sack hung from the corners of his eyes and rested on his cheekbones..." it sounds a little exaggerated but still very detailed. The simile I like is "...even these things were running down like candle grease..." It's actually kind of funny also.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 20

Quote:
"Janie had robbed him of his illusion of irresistible maleness that all men cherish, which was terrible. The thing that Saul's daughter had done to David. But Janie had done worse..."

Pg. 79

Comment:
This part of the book has a Biblical reference; sadly I can't remember the story at the moment. Also, I don't know if I should be sad for Joe or sad for Janie, because Joe's getting old and he feels like Janie is treating him bad.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 19

Quote:
"One day she noticed that Joe didn't sit down. He just stood in front of a chair and fell in it...Joe wasn't so young as he used to be. There was already something dead about him...Jody must have noticed it too. Maybe, he had seen it long before Janie did, and had been fearing for her to see."

Pg. 77

Comment:
This is interesting because both Joe and Janie Starks know that Joe is getting closer and closer to his death. All of this is apparently showing through his mannerisms and the things he says.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 18

Quote:

"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.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 17

Quote:
" "Lawd, Lawd, Lawd," that same Charlie Jones exclaims rushing over to Daisy. "It must be uh recess in heben if St. Peter is lettin' his angels out lak dis..." "

Pg. 68

Comment:
This is cutest pick up line I have ever heard. I also think it's pretty creative.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Entry 16

Quote:
"...Since you own up you ain't smart enough tuh find out whut Ah'm talkin' 'bout, Ah'll tell you. Whut is it dat keeps uh man from gettin' burnt on uh red-hot stove---caution or nature?" "...It's nature dat keeps uh man off of uh red-hot stove." "Uuh huuh! Ah knowed you would going tuh crawl up in dat holler!...'Tain't no nature at all, it's caution, Sam."

Pg. 64

Comment:
This is an interesting conversation and question. I think these might be the same people who were talking about feeding the skinny mule.