Janie 1-4
Janie is a confident, outspoken young woman who is naive about the reality of her dreams and desire.
- Wants to find love
Janie 5-6
Keeps to herself, she becomes what he wants her to be, and becomes herself again after Joe's death.- She was submissive, but fought back a little, which angered Joe, and ruined their marriage
- She became what he wanted her to be so that she could please him and be happy
Joe
Joe Starks is an insecure man who is unsatisfied regardless of the fortune he has. As a result, he strives to control people, especially Janie, by degrading and insulting her. Joe's source of confidence and power derives from townspeople's respect and fear of him. However, Janie sees through his facade, which threaten's his power and masculinity he feels he is entitled to.
- Doesn't acknowledge all the good he has
- Instead of communicating with Janie, he insults her because he doesn't want any other man to look at her
Mule
Death of the mule= death of their marriage
She is the mule, and the death symbolizes the death of her old self; she begins to talk more
Funeral: may have tried to preserve the live image of the mule; bought the mule for her, but didn't let her go to the funeral with the "common folk"
Petal open
Full openness, vulnerable
Its closed, tight, protective
Not sleeping together
Mrs. Robbins
Another example of men not treating women fairly
Extra Notes
Janie is pretty at 40, being mature, but feeling like a teenager
Both husbands loved her, but she was so beautiful that they felt jealous and threatened
Both men pushed her away
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