Charliieeee and Willllaaayyy

I think that both Charley and Willy like each other because they have too. They seem to always be competing for something, and they also get really annoyed with each other. They bug each other, and criticize each other. I think it's interesting though, because I think that in a way they are very similar people. When Charley asked Willy if he wanted a job, and Willy got insulted, and then they went on for about a page about how they were insulting each other. It just seemed like they were very similar people. Charlie, like Willy seems sort of washed up, tired, and older.
It was also weird that Willy made fun of Charley's sun, Bernard. Willy asked Bernard if he was anemic and told him to shut up and all of this stuff. I think that Charley dislikes Willy for the way that he treats his son as well.
It was also interesting that through all of their bickering and fighting, they seem to play cards quite often. I thought that this was odd that the liked to spend so much time together, even though they cannot stand to be together sometimes.

Biff and Happy

I think that, although the book portrays Happy as the more successful, ambitious office workers, Biff is the happy one. It seems that even though he is criticized by his father, Willy, for being lazy, that he does what he pleases, and he somewhat enjoys not having a steady job. He doesn't mind it, and I feel like he is in control of his life. I know that he may not be successful, but I do think that he is happy, or at least happier than his brother, Happy (a lot of happies). Biff is still upset about his current state, and his lack of success in the business world, but I think that their are times where he genuinly happy, and I don't think his brother, Happy, is ever happy. Happy, on the other hand is a guy who always wants more, and will never achieve this goal, or dream that he has. He will always have a dream off in the distance. I think that Happy is insecure, and down right miserable in his life. Biff wanted to go out to the West, and take it easy, but happy was so wrapped in work, that he couldn't. Happy also takes bribes, and has sex with his bosses wives, just to get ahead in the business world. He has done very bad things, and I think that Happy knows that has done bad things, and feels guilty, but he thinks that is what he has to do to succeed in the materialistic society. I think that they are not reliable characters though because I don't want to know what's going to happen next, especially to Biff. Biff could find a job that maybe is dangerous and he gets killed off, or something like that, I don't know. Although Happy has a nice job, I think he has the potential to go crazy. All of the bad things that he has done, will eventually catch up too him, and it will all blow up in his face. I think both characters are said, miserable people, I just think that Biff is a little happier, and has a little bit more confidence than Happy. Happy is insecure, so he sleeps with multiple women to make him feel better about himself.

the end

So, this is pretty sad, right. Tea Cake gets rabies from that wild dog that he killed when it was about to kill Janie. So after a couple of weeks, he starts to act very weird and starts to get really sick. He's really thirsty, his mouth foams, and he becomes very hostile. (I didn't know that rabies actually made you want to kill people. I thought it just made you die...) Janie starts to realize that there is a "mad dog" inside of Tea Cake, so she better get her rifle prepared, just in case he goes crazy. She then snuck under his pillow and took out 3 bullets from his revolver so she could buy time if he tried to kill her. He eventually comes into the kitchen and starts to get mad at her, telling her she's a bad wife and what not. After he talks, he starts to shoot, but there are only clicks from the party empty barrel. Then, Janie runs behind a table, and before she knew it, she heard a bang, and Tea Cake was dead on the ground. Pretty sad, I know. So she then is charged with murder because people start to think that she wanted to get rid of him because she didn't want to take care of him anymore due to his sickness.
While at the trial for Tea Cake's "murder," Janie sits still and silently. She had just lost the man that she had lover, the person who had made her dream for passion come true. She missed him desperately, and she didn't care how her life ended out. So, it didn't really matter if she was in jail or not, her life didn't mean anything anymore. She also wanted to let all of Tea Cake's friends know that she didn't murder Tea Cake, because they all hated her and wanted her to rot in jail. She wanted to win their respect back, and she wanted to prove that she loved Tea Cake a lot, and that not only was she saving herself, she also put Tea Cake out of an awful sickness inside of him.

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH YEEAAAAHHHH

Finally, it makes sense as to why it's called "Their Eyes Were Watching God." It just did not make sense to me, but I got it now.
When Janie sees Indians leaving her town, she becomes very curious and starts to inquire as to where they are going. They then predict that a large hurricane is coming. This statement was validated because many of the animals were going crazy and were acting very strangely. Many people leave, but many also decide to stay and wait it out. Those of who stay, take shelter in Tea Cakes house.
In the context, this quote is directly referring their "destiny," or god's will. All Janie's life, she has encountered different people, who all are god. For instance, Jody becomes "God" of the town of Eatonville. He ruled the town and brought it up to where it needed to be. The people greatly respected him, and he instilled his will into them. But, they were wrong, because things or messages from "god" always remind them that god is the all mighty. When Jody dies, god is somewhat sending message of the fact that, Jody was not all powerful and had nothing on him. Also, this Hurricane shows that no one has control over anything, and they cannot determine their fait and make people do what they please, it will all take its natural course.

Everglades

When they get to the Everglades, Teacake often comes home throughout the day. To Janie, this means that Teacake thinks that she could be cheating on him. But in reality, Teacake just missed Janie and wanted to spend time with her. Teacake than asks her to get a job to muck with him. Janie accepts, and I think that she accepts to get this job for many reasons. Janie was given an option, a choice that she can make for herself, she didn't have to work but she could if she wanted to. Teacake was not forcing her to work, but merely offering so that they could spend more time together. Janie likes this and feels like she has a lot of freedom, something that she has not really ever had before. Another reason that she accepts is because well honestly, she was lonely sitting at home all day. She had nothing to do and didn't necessarily enjoy cooking and whatnot. Not many women were working in the muck either, and she wanted to break away from what she had just been; a trophy wife, sitting at home in her big house cooking and servicing her husband. Doing a dirty job made her feel free from Jody and it made her move on from her last life to her new life.

PASSAGE THAT'S COOL

The quote relates to Janie because Janie had to give up her hopes about true love for security and safety. When Janie talks about showing her jewel to the world, she was talking about how she wanted to show the world who she really was. She wanted to be her own person, with absolute freedom and no restrictions. By marrying Jody she gave up the right to express her inner "jewel." Jody restricted her voice and actions and disabled her from doing what she wanted to do. Just because of her skin and gender, she was not able to do what she wanted to do. Janie's nanny also gave up Janie's freedom. Nanny wanted security for Janie and so she willingly gave her up for the security that Logan had.

MULE

This mule guy, right, is mistreated, overworked, and neglected. The townspeople poked fun of the mule after is escaped from the farmer, and Janie heard this. She thought that it was extremely unfair and mildly objected to it. Jodie, hearing this, bought the mule, to make Janie happy. This act by Jodie is considered to be very "noble" and he was even compared to Abraham Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation, which is the most absurd thing that I have ever heard, by the way.
Janie loves this animal because, just like her, the mule doesn't have a voice. It cannot fend for itself. Janie has been told what to do in her marriages, whether it's working for Logan out in the fields, or staying put and being quiet for Jody. She is never able to do what she wants and is always controlled. By standing up for the mule, she in a way stands up for herself. She does not want other creatures to suffer.

Jody is craZzzzZZZZzy. (chapter 5)

Well, Jody realizes he can profit, and also run "the show." Jody starts to buy all of this land and greatly helps out the town of Eatonville. Jody improves the town by building a store and post office. This is greatly appreciated because Eatonville was just a bunch of shacks, and was pretty much in a sad economic state. Jody is allowed to act this way because well, no one else is willing to take charge. He is also a man with money, while they are just poor people. They couldn't touch him, and they also would not want to mess with someone who is actually somewhat interested in their town. Jody was also very strict and got people to do whatever he wanted them to do. He was able to get the town to work for him, and he also flaunted his money. He built a huge house for Janie with nice things inside of it. Jody was also named the mayor of the town. This gives him a ton of power and respect from the people. Jody basically ran the town, and got it to become somewhat sucessful, even though it was still full of shacks. Roads and stores were built in the town, and new residents even bought lots from Jody's newly purchased land. Jody also installed a streat lamp into the town and produced a big party for it, complete with guests from surrounding towns. Jody then even ran a resident out of town after he was caught stealing. All of these town improvements, wealth, and his position as mayor attribute as to why he was able to act the way he did. Their was nothing anybody in the town could do to stop him. Money talks...

NATURE!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! So much nature in chapter 4, especially at the end. It's actually really described quite well, and was honestly some of the best writing in the book so far. The nature scenes that are depicted in the novel help describe the mood, feel, and time of a certain part of the book. It also adds beauty and symbolism to this book and help move it along. The nature scenes described are also used to foreshadow events that could turn out. For example, Janie speaks of the pear tree. The pear tree represents Janie's dreams, passions, and ideas. She wanted to love Logan, but she just couldn't get to love him. Janie is now out to fulfill her dream of finding true love. She desperately wants to be in love.
The sunset that Janie watches is described as nearly going down under the horizon. This is supposed to hint to us that her marriage with Joe will not end to well, and will most likely be ended. The author described the sun as going into a "crack." A crack is not necessarily a positive and exciting word. This crack could be the same crack that Janie had fallen into with her first marriage with Logan. It might as well end the same.

Eyes Who Watch God.....the chapters one and two

So basically, this small little town, is a big gossip town...you know, everyone knows everything. It's pretty annoying actually. They talk badly about Janie's for going around with teabag, and just get really nosey and into Janie's business. Then out of nowhere, the people start to make up rumors about Janie. (the townspeople are also extremely jealous of Janie's beauty...especially her long, thick, straight hair.) Things like her boyfriend jacked her money and dumped her. But then suddenly, Phoebe bravely stands up and puts a stop to all of this behavior. She sticks up for Janie, and for that Janie tells Phoebe the true story of where she had been. This gossip was extremely similar to the gossip of Janie's childhood. The other children were also jealous of Janie for her clothes and stature. She was raised in a good, wealthy, and clean family, whereas the other children were dirt poor. Janie has always been at the point of everyone's jokes in the town and she has grown accustom to it, getting upset by it at first. Now she just ignores and pays no attention to it.

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