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Coming of age
Many readers consider this novel a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, as Janie’s external journey takes her through southern Florida and her three marriages. Janie finds her voice and learns to use it. In order to trace the development of Janie’s character, use this discussion to explore Janie’s transformation at two major turning points: her confrontation with Joe Starks (Chapters 7-8) and her meeting of Tea Cake (Chapter 10).
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Janie's confrontation with Jody Starks revealed her frst real attempt at presenting her voice. Her voice was presented as a subtle abstract of her true self. letting her be heard as a slight murmur. When she met Tea Cake the slight murmur of a voice seems like the sound of a bee's wings flying by ones ear, when compared to Janie's aw enspiring boom of a voice she presented.
Posted by: Ryan S. ,11, Osceola High School | September 16, 2008 at 12:46 PM