Their Eyes Were Watching God (copy) Flashcards | Knowt (2024)

Who wrote this novel?

Zora Neale Hurston

What would an anthropologist study?

humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etc

What was the era of unprecedented achievement in literature and art in the 1920's and early 1930's?

The Harlem Renaissance

This novel is a story within a story, which means that is is a...

frame story

What is the first incorporated African American town in America?

Eatonville, FL

Who is the protagonist?

Janie

Who is Janie's best friend?

Phoeby

What is the oldest human longing?

self-revelation

Which dynamic group of people forget what they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget?

women

Which static group of people sees their dreams on the horizon, but only watch them as Time mocks?

men

What are two examples of archetypal images that represent Janie's journey?

road and gate

What is the general reaction of the people of Eatonville upon Janie's return in the first chapter?

Gossip and jealousy

Who is the Mouth-Almighty?

the porch-sitters

What is the "muck?

The Everglades

What does Janie have a special connection with?

nature

How are Janie and Phoeby's roles as Storyteller and Listener important?

Janie has had self-revelation, but want to fully understand it by telling someone her story of getting it. And Phoeby wants to "leave the porch" by sharing in Janie's revelation.

Who is the mule of society, according to Nanny?

African American women

Characterization told explicitly is...

direct

Characterization through assumptions is...

indirect

Characterization that does not change throughout is...

static

Characterization that changes throughout is...

dynamic

Characterization that is multi-dimensional is...

round

Characterization that is one-dimensional is...

flat

In what year was this novel published?

1937

Where was the author born and raised?

Eatonville, FL

Where did the author study anthropology?

Barnard College and Columbia University

What is it called when two groups speak the same language but with marked differences in pronunciation (phonological) or in the words (lexical) used for common objects?

dialect

Who raised Janie?

Nanny

Which white family did Janie grow up with?

The Washburns

At what age did Janie learn she was African American? How did this revelation occur?

6; when she saw herself in a photo

What was Janie's nickname as a child? Why this name?

"Alphabet"; because she had so many names

Janie has a sort of sexual awakening at age 16 when she sees what occur?

A bee pollinating a pear tree blossom

Who does Janie share her first kiss with?

Johnny Taylor

Who asks for Janie's hand in marriage?

Logan Killicks

Who is Janie's mother?

Leafy

What made "Janie's kiss across the gatepost seem like a manure pile after the rain"?

Nanny's words

What does Nanny do after Janie refuses to marry Logan?

She slaps her granddaughter

As far as Nanny knows, who is the ruler of everything?

white men

Why does Nanny want Janie to be married to Logan?

There is protection, plus he is well-off with sixty acres of land

Who is a "cracked plate"?

Nanny

Who wanted to speak for women like herself, but had no pulpit to preach on?

Nanny

What was the giveaway that Leafy was the white landowner's child?

She had grey eyes and yellow hair

What event occurred while Nanny was running away with her baby?

The end of the Civil War and the freeing of the slaves

What happened to Leafy?

She was raped by a schoolteacher, and after Janie was born, she began drinking and going out. Soon she didn't return.

Was Leafy dead when Janie heard the story about her?

It is not certain, because Nanny would know it by her feelings

What is Logan's house referred to?

a stump

What does Janie want out of her marriage with Logan?

love

Why does Nanny die?

She had done all she could for Janie

Who is Janie's second husband?

Joe Starks

What is the symbol of Janie's sexuality?

her hair

What does Logan do after Janie refuses to help him move a manure pile?

He threatens to kill her with an axe

After Janie leaves Logan, what does the morning air feel like to her?

a new dress

Where to Joe and Janie go?

Eatonville, FL

What honor is Joe given for helping build up the town?

mayor

What can't the town fathom about Joe at first?

How much money he has

What town commodity is built for Eatonville?

a streetlight

"You can't git her wid no ____"

fish sandwich

How did Joe see his wife and the other women?

Janie is the bell-cow, and the others are the gang

What does Joe say Janie doesn't know how to do in front of everyone?

speech-making

What happens when Joe catches Henry Pitts with a wagon of his ribbon cane?

Henry's cane is taken away and he is kicked out

What is Joe's solution to the men looking at and touching Janie's hair?

He makes her tie it up in a rag

Where do Joe and Janie work during the day?

Joe works in the Post Office, and Janie works in the store

What animal becomes a center of conversation in Eatonville?

Matt Bonner's yellow mule

Was Janie allowed to go to the mule-dragging?

No

What do the carcass, Parson, and other buzzards represent?

Carcass is Janie, Parson is Joe, and Buzzards are townspeople

What killed the mule?

bare fat

Who is the lovely lady in town that gets the appreciation Janie wants?

Daisy Blunt

In Janie's mind, what did she drape her dreams over?

Joe Starks

Who is constantly coming to the store to beg for food?

Mrs. Tony

How many years had Janie and Joe been married before Joe dies?

20 years

What is Janie's pet name for Joe?

Jody

What Joe do to Janie throughout their marriage that Nanny wanted, but Janie did not?

put on the stool of do-nothing

What mistake brings Joe and Janie's insults to a boiling point?

Janie cut a piece of tobacco in the wrong place

What insult does Janie give to Joe that causes great embarrassment to Joe?

"When you pull down yo' britches, you look lak de change uh life!"

Why does Joe start having Old Lady Davis cook his meals for him?

He suspects Janie of poisoning him

Does Joe get legitimate medical help for his illness?

No, he gets quack doctors

What is the cause of Joe's deteriorating health?

Both of his kidneys failed

What is ironic about Joe's death?

He didn't know he was dying until right before it happened

What does Janie do after Joe dies?

She lets down her hair

What was the world to Janie?

"a stallion rolling in the blue pasture of ether"

What contrasts within Janie during Joe's funeral?

On the outside, she is in mourning, but inside, she loves her freedom

What was Janie and Nanny after in life?

Janie was after people, and Nanny was after things

What is the biggest thing God ever made?

the horizon

Who works in the store and mimics Joe's mannerisms?

Hezekiah

"To my thinkin' ____ oughtn't tuh last no longer'n ____."

mourning; grief

While Eatonville is at a game at Winter parks, who comes to the store?

Tea Cake

What is Tea Cake's real name?

Vergible Woods

What is the first thing Tea Cake teaches Janie to do?

play checkers

Who is a glance from God?

Tea Cake

How much older is Janie than Tea Cake?

12 years

How are Joe's and Tea Cake's life choices different?

Joe lives to work, and Tea Cake works to live

What does Janie repeatedly call Tea Cake?

"You crazy thing!"

When Janie wakes up from sleeping, what does she catch Tea Cake doing?

combing her hair

What is a jook?

a dive or bar

Who is the fiend from hell sent specially to lovers?

doubt

Why does the town look so negatively upon Janie and Tea Cake's relationship?

Tea Cake is younger than her, and liable to steal her money. Also, Janie should be in mourning for Joe

Who does Phoeby refer to (who was in a similar situation) when trying to talk Janie out of marrying Tea Cake?

Annie Tyler

Where is the first place Janie and Tea Cake go to after leaving Eatonville?

Jacksonville

How much money did Janie pin to the inside of her shirt?

$200

How much money does Janie initially have in the bank?

$1200

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