Not only is Janie the main character in the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, but she is also the hero in the story. Being the hero in the story, Janie possesses many good traits. Some of Janie's traits include being respectful. Because Janie wants respect from other people, she knows that you must give respect as well. Sometimes in the book when Jody pushes her around, she keeps her mouth shut, just to keep the peace.(Hurston, 63) The problem was, Jody didn't respect her at all. Janie is also very loving. Even if she was not treated as well as she should have been, Janie always tried to work things out and try to love. At first, she tried to love Logan after marrying him. Then she tried to work things out with Jody. Finally, she loved Tea Cake and even though he wasn't perfect, she still loved him and took care of him.
Janie accomplishes many things. If she hadn't, she wouldn't be the hero. Like I said in earlier blogs, by the end of the book Janie finds her true voice and also her identity. She struggles at first with standing up for herself and whether she should say something or not. She ends up finding who she really is. Also she is finally happy because even though everything wasn't perfect, she lived her dream by living and being with Tea Cake.
If Janie did represent one specific word, I guess that word would have to be courage. If I were Janie, I don't know if I would be able to handle all of the things that she went through. Especially at the end with Tea Cake and such.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Print.
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