Chapter 2 Quotes

“She was seeking confirmation of the voice and vision, and everywhere she found and acknowledged answers. A personal answer for all other creations except herself. She felt an answer seeking her, but where? When? How?”

The meaning of this quote is basically showing how Janie is trying to reach advice about marriage and other things from her surroundings. Janie finds herself confused about marriage, so she is using the environment as a hint, motivation, or relaxation to find out what it is she needs to know.

“So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up. He pick it up because he have to, but he don’t tote it. He hand it to his womenfolks. De nigger woman is de mule un de world so fur as Ah can see.”

This quote is a controversy between men and woman in my thoughts. I think what is going on is that a woman says that the white man gives the black man an order and then the black man passes it to the female, and of course there is a male disagreeing with that so basically it is a big debate about how men and woman are treated.