~ Time loomed on like darkness as Janie began to tell her story to Pheoby.
2. "the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume” (Page 2)
~ Janie’s hair is described as being beautiful and later proves to be a symbol in the novel.
3. "She had glossy leaves and bursting buds and she wanted to struggle with life but it seemed to elude her.” (Page 11)
~ This imagery is describing the pear tree and comparing it to Janie, who like the tree is blooming into womanhood.
4. "Mind-pictures brought feelings, and feelings dragged out dramas from the hollows of her heart.” (Page 16)
~ Nanny remembers all the hard times from her life, and hopes for a better life for Janie.
5. "They sat on the boarding house porch and saw the sun plunge into the same crack in the earth from which the night emerged.” (Page 33)
~ It’s a new day, and Janie has a new chance for happiness.
6. "The fact that the thought pictures were always crayon enlargements of life made it even nicer to listen to.” (Page 51)
~ Janie believes that talking and listening to stories makes life all the richer.
7. "The new moon had been up and down three times before she got worried in mind.” (Page 22)
~ Janie waited for love to come, but got anxious after several days.
8. "She knew the world was a stallion rolling in the blue pasture of ether.” (Page 25)
~ Life changes fast, just like the wind.
9. "The familiar people and things had failed her so she hung over the gate and looked up the road towards way off.” (Page 25)
~ Everything she thought she knew was wrong and had failed her so she had to look ahead to new hopes and dreams. Janie was being forced to embrace the future.
10. "She slept with the authority and so she was part of it in the town mind.” (Page 46)
~ Janie was the mayor’s wife so that led to unwanted attention and few friendships.
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