Their Eyes Were Watching God- Journal #3

After Janie's wedding she goes to live with her husband in his house. "It was a lonesome place like a stump in the middle of the woods where nobody had ever been."(Hurston 21). This quote is emphasised because of the simile comparing the house to a wood. Hurston chose to use a simile to emphasise how drastic a change this seems like to Janie. In her life with Nanny, Janie was able to be bright, happy and her own person but with Logan she cannot be an individual. This quote also foreshadows what Janie's new life will be like, lonely dark and very altered form her old life.

A few months after moving to Eatonville, Joe and Janie's house is built in a very superior fashion. "And look at the way he painted it [the house]- a gloaty, sparkly white."(Hurston 47). The description of the couple's house is full of rich adjectives and imagery. The author uses this imagery to show the reader how luxurious the Starks' house is. It is the first thing that displays the superiority of the mayor's family to that of the rest of the town. Being able to visualize the vast amount of difference between the two groups really helps the reader to be able to understand what Janie is feeling and thinking about her husband.

3) "You know, honey, us colored folks is branches without roots and that makes things come round is queer ways."(Hurston 16).
Metaphor


4) "But nobody moved, nobody spoke, nobody even thought to swallow spit until after her gate slammed behind her."(Hurston 2).
Parallel Structure

5) "You can't welcome uh man and his wife 'thout you make comparison about Isaac and Rebecca at de well, else it don't show de love between 'em if you don't." (Hurston 42).
Allusion