English 351 Example TEWWG PPT

Our Prompt  #7: Who is Janie Starks? You will compare Janie’s personality & characteristics to someone who existed in history or exists today. Think : Who went through similar conflicts? Who acts like Janie? Who had relationships similar to Janie’s? Also, you will contrast Janie with this figure. How are they different as well?

Janie is…Hilary Clinton  BOTH…  …persevere  …seek power  …deal with tense relationships  …grow in character

However…  …Hilary is a political figure who cares what others think of her, whereas Janie is a fringe citizen who gives no cares.  …Hilary’s power is tangible and ambitious, whereas Janie’s power is just for herself and stops at her own independence.  …Hilary trudged through her relationship difficulty, whereas Janie’s growth came from multiple men who taught her different things about herself.

Quotes from Janie  “Ah’m uh woman every inch of me, and Ah know it” (Hurston, 79).  “ Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think ” (Hurston, 24).

Quotes from Hilary  “We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.”  “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.”  –BrainyQuote

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