Pheoby In Janie's Best Friend In Eatonville

1. Pheoby is Janie’s best friend in Eatonville. Pheoby is the only person who is nice to Janie, and cares about Janie in town after she returns. Janie feels like she can trust Pheoby with her story, and when people ask Pheoby will tell them exactly what Janie told her. She won’t add her own details into the story, and she will not make up lies about what happened while Janie was gone. She will also not start any rumors and she won’t gossip about Janie’s story. Also, Pheoby will not judge Janie for leaving Eatonville, and killing Tea Cake. Most of the other women in town will want nothing to do with her because they would think that she is crazy for running off with someone and then killing them. She knows that Pheoby will not do that. After Janie finishes telling Pheoby about her life story, Pheoby is happy that Janie was able to go out and live a life that she missed out on when she has married to Jody. I think that Pheoby has a new-found respect for Janie because she was able to live the life she wanted filled with adventure, and that she was able to stand up for herself and fall in love. Pheoby even said, “" Ah done growed ten feet higher from jus' listenin' tuh you, Janie. Ah ain't satisfied wid mahself no mo'. Ah means tuh make Sam take me fishin' wid him after this. Nobody better not criticize yuh in mah hearin'." (Hurston 182-183).

2. The pear tree, the ocean, the horizon, the hurricane are how Janie views nature. Hurston uses spring as a sign of fertility, blossoming sexuality, and a new start. The pear tree represents Janie blossoming into womanhood. In Janie’s eyes the pear tree represents beauty and freedom because she is able to reflect on her life, and her future. No one is telling her what to do when she sits under t...

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13. Colloquialism is “a word or phrase that is used mostly in informal speech : a colloquial expression” (merriam-webster.com) An example of colloquialism would be, “I god, Ah don’t see how come yuh can’t. ‘Tain’t nothing atall tuh hinder yuh if yuh got uh thimble full uh sense. You got tuh. Ah got too much else on mah hands as Mayor. Dis town needs some light right now.” (Hurston 41). This quote not only shows the reader that this book is taking place in the deep south, but it also shows that Jody always wants Janie to agree with him, and not have her own opinions. Hurston uses different types of colloquialism to show where the characters come from but also to show how they compare there to the different social classes. Also she uses colloquialism to enrich each character, and give them their own way of talking, and their own way of expressing themselves.