Characters that also make an appearance in the book are characters such as Nanny Crawford. Nanny was a former slave. Because of that, her worldview is much more different then Janie's world view. Janie has hopes and dreams of experiencing the world and is looking forward to things such as falling in love one day. Nanny tells Janie that the most important thing is not love, but financial security. Nanny has good intentions and just wants Janie to have a good life. Janie knows this and decides to go ahead and marry the man that Nanny has arranged for her to marry.
The next few characters are not talked about as much as the others, but they are still very important to the story. These characters are characters such as Pheoby Watson. Pheoby is Janie's best friend. Pheoby definitely helps Janie throughout the book (Hurston, 6) and supports Janie when the rest of the townspeople are gossiping about her. Like Pheoby, Sam Watson is also a pretty good person. He often sits on the porch with the guys and talk about the town. When the people in town start to notice Jody's flaws more and more, Sam reminds them of all the improvements they have made with him around.
Leafy Crawford was Janie's mother. Shortly after Janie was born, Leafy fled and was never seen again. Nanny then took Janie and raised her as her own. There are also little characters in the book such as Nunkie. Nunkie is not as attractive as Janie, but still Janie gets a little jealous when she finds out that Nunkie has been flirting with Tea Cake. Tea Cake tells Janie that he does not care for her and all is well again. (Hurston, 136)
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Print.
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