Theme Of Sacrifice In Their Eyes Were Watching God

Would you be able to give up something you care about for happiness of others? Sacrifice is something that drives pain and happiness all at the same time how could sacrifice bring happiness?The novel brings out nature and love of others to pull the novel together. In the novel Their Eyes were Watching God, Janie wanted to find love and so many countless times she has to sacrifice her voice which illuminated the theme of  giving.

Marriage is something many women dream of being the most magical day of their life.Janie took a chance on love when she met Jody Starks by leaving her unhappy marriage to Logan to receive something magical in the end. “Joe Starks was the name, yeah Joe Starks from in and through Georgy. Been workin’ for white folks

all his life . Saved up some money round three hundred dollars,yes indeed,right here in his pocket.” When Janie heard all of the magical wonders of being with Jody  she just knew that this is the man she has to be with he respected her and most importantly he knew her place isn’t outside working.“You behind a plow! You ain’t got no mo’ business wid uh plow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday! You ain’t got no business cuttin’ up no seed p’taters neither. A pretty doll-baby lak you is made to sit on de front porch and rock and fan yo’self and eat p’taters dat other folks plant just special for you,”Jody is truly a dream come true. This is the first time Janie has has a choice in who she marries or spends her time with so anyone sounds like a dream come true to Janie.“Leave de s’posin and everything else to me. Ah’ll be down dis road uh little after sunup tomorrow mornin’ to wait for you. You come go wid me. Den all de rest of yo’ natural life you kin live lak you oughta.” This is the first time that you see the theme come out of having to give up something to receive something better over time.
Sacrifices slowly start to sneak into to Janie life but being the strong woman she never let’s it define her or stirp her of her vaules.

Janie is a strong and vibrant women who has made it this far on her own now has to sacrifice her opinion and her voice and for what to make Joe happy what about her self.This is the wonderful value that Janie has no matter what others have to say about her she stands tall and takes it because she would rather squander her happiness than to hurt another. "Thank yuh fuh yo’ compliments, but mah wife don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no speech-makin’. Ah never married her for nothin’ lak dat. She’s uh woman and her place is in de home.” Janie gives her voice to be able to receive a happy and long marriage she never truly gets to hold on to her voice and speak how she feels. So she decides it is time to do something for me I am going to leave with

Joe.
When Joe and Janie first arrive in Eastonville the men think’s Janie is the most beautiful woman and that she has the most beautiful hair.So because Jody is jealous he punishes her so now not only has she sacficed her voice to be with this man but also her appearance and having to hide such a wonderful part of who she is. “Whut make her keep her head tied up lak some ole ‘oman round de store? Nobody couldn’t git me tuh tie no rag on mah head if Ah had hair lak dat. Maybe he make her do it. Maybe he skeered some de rest of us men's might touch it round dat store.” Janie a sweet innocent woman who let Joe push and push at her all through their marriage and he never has anything nice to say and he took it to far this time. Joe belittled her so much so that he resolved to hitting her she gave up one harsh marriage for this a man who hit her and treated her no better than the last. ”Joe Starks didn't know the words for all this, but he knew the feeling. So he struck Janie with all his might and drove her from the store.”
Janie has finally reached the point of breaking not only has she been put down by her husband who has stripped her of her values but the one man she got to choice has fallen ill.Janie is truly an exceptional women who though Jody has done her so wrong in his last days she wouldn't want him to be along though he deserves to be.

She wants to stand by him.” She was stunned at first and hurt afterwards. So she went straight to her bosom friend, Pheoby Watson , and told her about it. Ah’d ruther de dead than for Jody tuh think Ah’d hurt him, she sobbed to Pheoby. It ain't always been too pleasant, cause you know how Joe worships de works of his own hands, but God in heben knows Ah wouldn't do one thing tuh hurt nobody. It’s too underhand and mean.” Nothing can change the cold hearted person Jody is no matter how many times Janie has to swallow her pride chock down her opion and take every hurtful thing he has to say nothing would change him not even her standing by him when he is dieing.Truly shows who Janie is as a person and what she values enough to let go and be with someone who does nothing but drains the happiness out of her..”Leave heah, Janie. Don't come heah- Ah knowed you wasn't goin tuh listen tuh me. You changes everything but nothin’ don’t change you - not even

death.”
As I have show love can play a huge roll in how you shape your day to day life. Weather you will be strong like Janie or let the world defeat you is souly up to you but don't get caught up in what you think love is because you may be searching for things in all the wrong places. Now that the end has come and Janie has truly sacrificed her voice her happiness and her appearance which are all things that made her who she is which drove the theme of giving though it caused more pain than love she is able to continue on with life and be grateful for what she has now thanks to those tragic moments in her life. Would you be able to get back up and be thankful for what has happen?