Journal 3

Quote 1: "The fact that the thought pictures were always crayon enlargements of life made it even nicer to listen to." (Pg 51)

Janie, after observing people talk in the store, comments on their thoughts and conversations. "The fact that the thought pictures were always crayon enlargements of life made it even nicer to listen to." (pg 51) In this quote, Hurston uses the metaphor of comparing thoughts of people to crayon drawings (of life). Hurston's metaphor clarifies the purity of the folks' speeches and conversations because "Crayon enlargements" are usually very basic, easily read or distinguished, and very textured. By comparing crayons to the thoughts, or ideas of people Hurtson separates the character of Janie from the rest of the towns people, perhaps foreshadowing further conflicts of opinion due to difference of character later on in the novel.

Quote 2: "Hambo said, ' Yo wife is uh born orator, Starks. Us never knowed dat befo'." (Pg 58)

After Janie had praised Joe for his rescue of the mule, the townsfolk praised Janie for her use of words. "Hambo said, 'Yo wife is uh born orator, Starks. Us never knowed dat befo'." (Pg 58) This is use of Irony because of Janie's past life as the town's subject of gossip. By using a towns person instead of the narrator to reveal this irony, Hurston can use the dialect of the people to contrast Janie to "Past Janie" with the same setting, because it is better to compare two things or people when everything else is almost the same. This reveals Janie's growth of character.

Quote 3 (Imagery): "'dat mule so skinny till de women is usin' his ribbones fuh uh rubboard, and hanging things out on his back bones tuh dry." (Pg 52)

Quote 4 (Personification): "How he pushed open Lindsay's kitchen door and . . . fought until they made coffer for his breakfast; . . . he got tired of listening to Redmond's long-winded prayer, and went inside the Baptist church and broke up the meeting." (Pg 59)

Quote 5 (Motif/symbol): "'Folkses, de sun is goin down. De 'sun-maker brings it up in de mornin', and de Sun-maker sends it tuh bed at night. Us poor weak humans can't do nothin' tuh hurry it up nor to slow it down." (pg 45)


Note to Mrs. Wecker:
I showed you the journal today before class, and you signed off your initials at the bottom. :)