THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD!!! Natasha Goffe Chenelle Stokes Phillisa Matthews Dominique Ruffin Dominique Halton

Setting Eatonville, Florida Rural Florida EvergladesPear tree -where she kissed Johnny Taylor Takes place over a Fifty year span in the 1900s Palm bay, -When she moved with Joe Starks-Where she grew up as a child

*Janie *Janie Teacake Teacake *Joe Starks Grand mom *Joe Starks Grand mom Logan Killicks Logan Killicks

Weaknesses Weaknesses Vulnerable Vulnerable Love Love Strengths -She was a hard working person - Perseverance Conflict: Janie had three husbands and still didn’t find her true love

Weaknesses Weaknesses Over Ruling Over Ruling Cocky Cocky Strengths Strengths Self- reliant Self- reliant Ambitious Ambitious

Exposition: Exposition: Janie Crawford is a middle aged black woman who returns to Eatonville, Florida, after a long time. The town people gossiped about her and what happened to her young husband. Janie’s close friend Pheoby sticks up for her. Janie Crawford is a middle aged black woman who returns to Eatonville, Florida, after a long time. The town people gossiped about her and what happened to her young husband. Janie’s close friend Pheoby sticks up for her. Rising Action: Rising Action: Janie was raised by her grandmother because her mom was raped. After Janie was born her mother started drinking and left her with her grandmother. Janie use to think that she was white because the white people her grandmother was working for. The people she worked for sent little Janie to school and kept her look represent able. One day Janie found out she was different because of the picture she saw that was taken by a gentleman. Grand mom wanted Janie well taken care of so she had Janie marry off to Logan Killicks. Janie ended up leaving Logan because he wasn’t treating her like a queen. She ended up marrying Joe. Joe made her feel low and worthless. Later on he died and Janie falls in love with this young man named Tea Cake. Janie was raised by her grandmother because her mom was raped. After Janie was born her mother started drinking and left her with her grandmother. Janie use to think that she was white because the white people her grandmother was working for. The people she worked for sent little Janie to school and kept her look represent able. One day Janie found out she was different because of the picture she saw that was taken by a gentleman. Grand mom wanted Janie well taken care of so she had Janie marry off to Logan Killicks. Janie ended up leaving Logan because he wasn’t treating her like a queen. She ended up marrying Joe. Joe made her feel low and worthless. Later on he died and Janie falls in love with this young man named Tea Cake.

Climax: Climax: Janie’s life with Tea Cake started to get out of control. One day there was an hurricane and Tea cake got bit by a rabbie dog while he was trying to save Janie’s life. But Janie ended up killing him to save her life. Janie’s life with Tea Cake started to get out of control. One day there was an hurricane and Tea cake got bit by a rabbie dog while he was trying to save Janie’s life. But Janie ended up killing him to save her life. Falling action: Falling action: Janie ends up moving back to Eatonville, Florida by herself in the house where her ex husband Jody and herself use to live. Janie ends up moving back to Eatonville, Florida by herself in the house where her ex husband Jody and herself use to live. Resolution: Resolution: Janie realized that she is better off by herself because all of her bad experiences with men/her husbands. Janie was never in control of her relationships…the men were! Janie realized that she is better off by herself because all of her bad experiences with men/her husbands. Janie was never in control of her relationships…the men were!

When I first read this book and began to understand the concept I immediately thought of this book I read called “Fixin’ Tyrone”. I thought that the part of her having two men in her life was kind of the same as Janie having two men in her life. Something else that came to my mind was how she and two of her men relate to Janie and two of the men in her life. Janie: Hardworking, helped out all of the men in her life Hardworking, helped out all of the men in her life Very pretty Very pretty A lot of men wanted her A lot of men wanted herMia: hardworking, a very successful woman hardworking, a very successful woman Very pretty Very pretty A lot of men wanted her A lot of men wanted her Mia knew what she wanted when it came to love but Janie didn’t

Tyrone He was a drug dealer and got locked up for it He was a drug dealer and got locked up for it Mia knew about this, she wanted him to stop what he was doing but he got out and continued to sell drugs Mia knew about this, she wanted him to stop what he was doing but he got out and continued to sell drugs He was in love with her so much He was in love with her so much Tea cake Had a gambling problem Had a gambling problem Janie didn’t know that he had this problem until he stole money from her and told her Janie didn’t know that he had this problem until he stole money from her and told her He was very much in love with Janie He was very much in love with Janie Both Tea Cake and Tyrone kept deep secrets from the ones that they loved

Mr. Monitou Was Mia’s boss Was Mia’s boss He was very successful in what he wanted to accomplish in his life He was very successful in what he wanted to accomplish in his life Mr. Monitou had a lot of money Mr. Monitou had a lot of money Wanted to be with Mia Wanted to be with Mia Joe Starks Was some man that Janie met Was some man that Janie met Asked her to come with him Asked her to come with him Had a lot of money Had a lot of money Both Joe Starks and Mr. Manitou were men of their words. They also knew what they wanted in life. The difference with the two women was that Janie really liked Joe, but Mia didn’t like Mr. Manitou the way he liked her.