Janie Crawford's Voice In Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Finding a voice can be a very difficult thing. Janie Crawford was no exception. She had spent the majority of her life finding her own voice. Her path was not easy, but considering what the power of a voice means it takes a lot of determination to speak up. In Janie’s case, her voice was constantly drowned out. Either by those who she loved or she wished she could love. It had taken a long time on Janie’s part, but she did eventually find her voice. She had learned to do things because she wanted to, be her own person, and speak up for herself despite what other people thought. Asking if Janie has found her voice could have so many different meanings. It could be asking if she was able to make her own decisions. Whether those decisions be who she would like to be with, when she would like to do something, and to have a say in what goes on in her life. It would seem that Janie did have her own voice when she decided to marry Logan Killicks. She had made that decision on her own, but she was pressured into that decision by her Nanny. In order to commit to Logan, Janie had to drill it into her head that in time she would learn to love him. Even though time went by she still did not love him. When Janie confronted her Nanny, about her non-existing love for Logan, she told Janie…show more content…
Janie had met Joe Starks and she had gotten swept away in all the words he was telling her. Joe made her believe that she would be treated as if she could make her own choices in her life. Together they moved to Green Cove Springs, where Joe wanted to make something out of the small town. After buying all the land Joe wished to have, he announced his plans to build a store and a post office. At his store Joe was named Mayor, and for the occasion Tony Taylor asked Janie to give a short speech. Joe had prevented her from giving her speech. He believed wives should not give speeches. Even though his opinion angered Janie she remained
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