Thier Eyes Quote #4

In Chapter seven, Janie finally gets sick of the way Joe verbally abuses her. Every chance Joe gets, he is always trying to point out how old Janie is getting when in reality, Janie is still somewhat young and still beautiful and Joe is the one getting fat and old. He’s insecure with himself so he tries to divert the attention to Janie. Joe has a huge ego and prides himself on the belief that every other man is jealous of his beautiful wife and his social status. One day Janie get fed up and reacts to one of Joe’s comments by pointing out how Joe’s fat and aging body. She cuts him down from his pedestal in front of a bunch of Joe’s friends and shatters his ego. This is a huge turning point in the relationship between Joe and Janie.