Questions:
Their Eyes Are Watching God plot notes
1) How would you characterize the change Janie undergoes after Joe dies?
2) How does Janie's behavior develop after Joe's death?
3) How does Janie's characteristics develop after Joe's death?
4) How does this help develop the reader's understanding of her character?
5) How do these developments relate to the reader's understanding of African American literature and its themes?
6) What do you think Janie would have been like and how would the story have developed differently if Joe hadn't died?
Looking for examples from the text to help me understand why this part of the book is so relevant to Janie's character, the plot, and the reader's understanding of African American literature.