Nanny

Janie and Nanny is one of great dispute over if it is healthy or not. The idea that the most influential person in Janie’s life is also the one who triggered her struggles when she was becoming a woman is sadly ironic. Nanny’s true influence on Janie is brought to light through symbolic, and decaying diction, Biblical, and Greek Mythological allusions, and natural metaphors, by describing Janie’s journey to womanhood, through finding her own opinion, acquiring a stable life from Nanny, her maturation

Tommy Nguyen 3/29/16 Period 6 LoBello In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hurston, a former slave named Nanny perception of a classic marriage is if the marriage provides security, protection, and wealth. Other people view marriage in a different perspective such as class or race, or maybe even to break their insecurity of being alone. To Nanny's personal view of marriage, being safe and well fed is enough for a wife to live. Nanny's perspective of marriage was deprived from the harsh living

Antagonist: Nanny  Character traits/description o Responsible: Nanny is a responsible woman because she takes care of Janie by herself to the best of her ability. QUOTE o Caring: Nanny is caring because she wants the best for Janie and does anything possible to achieve that. QUOTE o Hardworking: Nanny being the only parent figure for her granddaughter, and her buying a house for the benefit of Janie shows that Nanny is a hardworking woman. QUOTE  Flat or round character? o Nanny is a flat

by Zole Neale Hurston, Nanny forces love upon Jaine. Nanny in her past has been through a lot, is born in slavery, and is raped. She does not want that for Jaine, so when Jaine sexually awakens she marries her off for protection. Jaine is forced into love by Nanny, but even so soon Nanny's influence will not affect Jaine and she will go on her own journey. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston uses Nanny to advance Jaine’s journey of self-discovery and love. Nanny initiates Jaine’s love

Were Watching God, Nanny, Leafy, and Janie were affected by sexual abuse which was very common during those times. Nanny lived in an environment that institutionalizes violence and rape of African American Women. Sexual and mental abuse were a domino effect that trickled down from Nanny to Janie. Nanny was repeatedly raped by her master Roberts, who impregnated her with Leafy. Nanny and leafy’s relationship was not close at all; for Leafy decided to leave town and abandon Nanny and her daughter Janie

Janey's Nanny lives vicariously through her, to escape the scarring and abhorrent feeling caused from her being raped. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is a story that is immediately interesting. Throughout the second chapter, Janey and her Nanny are mostly the focus. The reader not only learns about Janey's upbringing, but also the history of her mother and grandmother. When Janey

Nanny care is in an important business. Nanny care goes above and beyond regular babysitting, and for this reason a nanny has to be equipped with skills that are above and beyond. Although you are not the parent of the children that you are caring for, you will still have a large impact on their development because you will be an important person in their life. Because of this, you want to make sure that your interactions with the children you are caretaking are positive ones that are going to promote

she is caught kissing a local boy named Johnny Taylor. Her Nanny sees Janie doing this and is angered by it. She then threatens to marry off to a older rich farmer, Logan Kilicks. Janie does not like the idea of marrying Logan Kilicks. She feels that she is too young and does not know a thing about being a wife. Nanny then explains that she wants to see janie married and financially secure before she dies. On page 23, Janie goes to Nanny looking for advice. Janie is worried because she’s now married

To Nanny, a woman who was dominated by slavery, there is no companionship for women to experience, only hardship. Janie is reminded of Nanny’s ideals after the death of her second husband Joe when a man from Eatonville voices, “Uh woman by herself is a pitiful thing… Dey needs aid and assistance. God never meant ‘em tuh try tuh stand by theirselves” (Hurston 90). Despite Janie’s constant questioning about Logan Killicks, Nanny realizes love does not beget marriage. Tracy Bealer states, “Nanny 's

Janie’s parentage to embarrass her. Everyone already knows about the part about the police bringing dogs to hunt after her father because he apparently slept with her mother. But they didn’t say about her father trying to marry her mother. Anyways, Nanny goes out in her way to give Janie all the possibilities she can give. She also buys her own land and house to live in. The story flashes forward in time and Janie is lying out under a blossoming pear tree on a sunny tree and Janie sees a bee pollinating