Thier Eyes Quote #3

There is a key turning point in Janie’s journey to self-reliance in chapter 4. The event that set this change in motion was the death of Janie’s grandmother. With the woman who had done all of the thinking for you gone, Janie was left to think for herself. The beginning of chapter four shows how unfair and dysfunctional Janie and Logan’s marriage. Then Joe Starks comes along and offers Janie a life of luxury. Janie decides to leave Logan, who symbolizes a life of abuse and unfairness/ unhappiness, and marry Joe Starks who will give Janie money and social status.