Thursday, March 10, 2011
TEWWG Chapters 15-20 Quotations
Please enter what you consider to be the most important quotation--pertaining to the subjects and themes on the handout I gave you--per chapter, from chapters 15-20. Therefore, each of you will enter 6 quotes (1 per chapter) of your choice, with page number after the quote. Write the subject/theme you are covering, and then write the quote with page number. Try to be unique in your quotes, though they will inevitably overlap. Leave your initials at the end of your entry. Thank you!
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Chapter 15
ReplyDeleteJanie's true, lustful love with Tea Cake
"You'se something tuh make uh man forgit tuh git old and forgit tuh die."
Chapter 16
Classing off
"Ah hates tuh see folks lak me and you mixed up wid 'em. U oughta class off."
Chapter 17
Tea Cake's abuse of power and literal abuse of Janie
"Before the week was over he had whipped Janie. Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside him. Being able to whip her reassured him in possession."
Chapter 18
Personification on top of 167
"Havoc was there with her mouth wide open."
Chapter 19
Janie's attire at the funeral
"She went on in her overalls. She was too busy feeling grief to dress like grief."
Chapter 20
Horizon imagery/resolution/closure/realization of life
"She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder. So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see."
chapter 15- janies true love with tea cake
ReplyDelete"till her hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of their bodies to express the inexpressible;kissed
chapter 16- description of mrs. turner
"her shoulders rounded a little, she must have been conscious of her pelvis because it stuck out in front of her so she could always see it"
chapter 17- tea cakes literal abuse of janie
"before the week was over he had whipped janie. not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside of him.
chapter 18- personification on 167
"Havoc was there with her mouth wide open"
chapter 19- signs of teacakes decline
"Tea cake took it in his mouth then gagged horribly, dis- gorged that which was in his mouth a threw the glass upon the floor. Janie was frantic with alarm
chapter 20-janies advice to pheoby
"two things everybody has got to dofor themselves, they got to go to god and they got to find out about livin for themselves
Chapter 15 -
ReplyDeleteJanie's true, lustful love with Teacake
"You'se something tuh make a man forgit tuh git old and forgit tuh die."
Chapter 16 -
The issue of reverse racism
"Ah can't stand black niggers. Ah don't blame de white folks from hatin' 'em 'cause Ah can't stand 'em mahself."
Chapter 17 -
Tea Cake's abuse of power and literal abuse of Janie
"Before the week was over he had whipped Janie. Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside him."
Chapter 18 -
Nature's signals/Foreshadowing
"Some rabbits scurried through the quarters going east. Some possums slunk by and their route was definite. One or two at a time, then more. By the time the people left the fields the procession was constant."
Chapter 19 -
Janie's attire
"She went on in her overalls. She was too busy feeling grief to dress like grief."
Chapter 20 -
Nature imagery/Symbolism
"They had begged Janie to stay on with them and she had stayed a few weeks to keep them from feeling bad. But the muck meant Tea Cake and Tea Cake wasn't there. So it was just a great expanse of black mud."
AS
Chapter 15:
ReplyDeleteThe up and downs of Janie and Tea Cakes relationship
“You done hurt mah heart, now you come wid uh lie tuh bruise mah ears!”
Chapter 16:
Mrs. Turner’s opinion and point of view
“Tain’t de poorness, its de color and de features. Who want any lil ole black baby layin’ up in de baby buggy lookin’ lak uh fly in buttermilk?”
Chapter 17:
Tea Cake’s abuse toward Janie
“He just slapped her around a bit to show he was boss.”
Chapter 18:
Nature’s powers Vs. Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship
“If Ah never see you no mo’ on earth, Ah’ll meet you in Africa.”
Chapter 19:
The last days of Tea Cake
“God made it so you spent yo’ ole age first wid somebody else, and saved up yo’ young girl days to spend wid me.”
Chapter 20:
Janie’s new perspective on life
“He could never be dead until she herself had finished feeling and thinking. The kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall. Here was peace.”
MM
Chapter 15:
ReplyDeleteJanie's true, lustful love with Tea Cake-
"You'se something tuh make uh man forgit tuh git old and forgit tuh die."
Pg 138
Chapter 16:
Description of Mrs. Turner-
"But Mrs Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs Turner. Her nose was slightly pointed and she was proud. Her thin lips were an ever delight to her eyes. Even her buttocks in bas-relief were a source of pride. To her way of thinking all these things set her aside from Negroes."
Pg 140
Chapter 17:
Tea Cake’s abuse of power and literal abuse of Janie-
"When Mrs Turner's brother came and she brought him over to be introduced, Tea Cake had a brain storm. Before the week was over he had whipped Janie. Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside of him."
Pg 147
Chapter 18:
foreshadowing-
"They were headed towards the Palm Beach road and kept moving steadily"
Pg 154
Chapter 19:
Personification of death-
"And then again HIm-with-the-square-toes had gone back to is house. He stood once more and again in his high flat house with out sides to it and without a roof with his soulless sword standing upright in his hand."
Pg 168
Chapter 20:
Janie's horizon-
"Ah done been tuh de horizon and back and now Ah kin set heah in mah house and live by comparisons."
Ch. 15 - Janie's true, lustful love with Tea Cake on 137
ReplyDelete"They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing things with their bodies to express the inexpressible; kissed her until she arched her body to meet him and they fell asleep in sweet exhaustion."
Ch. 16 - description of Mrs. Turner on 139-140
"But Mrs. Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs. Turner. Her nose was slightly pointed and she was proud. Her thin lips were an ever delight to her eyes. Even her buttocks in bas-relief were a source of pride. To her way of thinking all these things set her aside from Negroes."
Ch. 17 - Turner's verbal abuse of her husband on 152-153
"What kinda man is you, Turner? You see dese no count niggers come in heah and break up mah place! How kin you set and see yo' wife all trompled on? You ain't no kinda man at all. You seen dat Tea Cake shove me down! Yes you did! You ain't raised yo' hand tuh do nothin' about it."
Ch. 18
Humans vs. God
"Six eyes were questioning God"
Ch. 19
Personification of death on top of 168
"And then again Him-with-the-square-toes had gone back to his house. He stood once more and again in his high flat house without sides to it and without a roof with his soulless sword standing upright in his hand. His pale white horse had galloped over waters, and thundered over land. The time of dying was over. It was time to bury the dead."
Ch. 20
Nature imagery/symbolism on 191
"Then you must tell em' dat love ain't somethin' lad uh grindstone dat's de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lad de sea. It's uh movin' thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it's different with every shore."
Chp 15
ReplyDeleteJanie's true, lustful love with teackae.
"What would I do wid dat lil chunk of of women wid you around?...Yous'se something tuh make uh man forget tuh git old and forgit tuh die." pg 138
Chp 16
The issue with race/ reverse racism Pg.140
"To her way of thinking all of these things set her aside form Negroes. That is why she sought out Janie to friend with."
Chp 17
Turners verbal abuse on her husband. Pg 152
"What knd of man are you, Turner? You see des no count niggers come in head and break up mah place."
Chp18
Figurative Language/ The Lakes Role Pg 158
"It woke up old Okechobee and the monster began to roll in his bed. Began to roll and complain like a peevish world on a grumble...The people felt uncomfortable but safe because there were the seawalls to chain the senseless monster in his bed.
Chp.19
Janies attire. Pg 189
"No expensive veils and robes for Janie this time. She went on in her overalls. She was too busy felling grief to dress like grief.
Chp.20
Janie's Horizon Closure Pg 193
"She pulled in her horizon like a great fish net."
C.M.
Chapter 15:
ReplyDeleteJanie's true, lustful love with Tea Cake
"Naw, never did, and you know it too. Ah didn't want her." (138)
Chapter 16:
Classing Off
"If it wuzn’t for so many black folks it wouldn’t be no race problem. De white folks would take us in wid dem. De black ones is holdin’ us back" (141)
Chapter 17:
Turner's verbal abuse of her husband
"Mrs. Turner hit at him the best she could with her hurt hand and then she spoke her mind for half an hour." (152)
Chapter 18:
Biblical allusions
"Then everybody but God and Old Peter flew off on a flying race to Jericho and back and John de Conquer won the race; went on down to hell, heat the old devil and passed out ice water to everybody down there." (157)
Chapter 19:
Signs of Tea Cake's decline
"Well, she thought, that big old dawg with the hatred in his eyes had killed her after all" (178)
Chapter 20:
Janie's horizon
"She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder. So much life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see." (193)
Ch.15- Janie and Tea Cakes relationship
ReplyDelete“You done hurt mah heart, now you come wid uh lie tuh bruise mah ears!”
Ch.16- when you start to see racism
"Ah can't stand black niggers. Ah don't blame de white folks from hatin' 'em 'cause Ah can't stand 'em mahself."
Ch. 17- Tea Cake's abuse of power and literal abuse of Janie
"Before the week was over he had whipped Janie."
Ch. 18- Personification
"Havoc was there with her."
Ch. 19- tea cake at his end
him with the square toes had gone.
Ch. 20- Janie's memory of tea cake
you cant blame her for puhtectin herself. she wuz crazy bout im.
Janie and Tea Cake's Love (Chapter 15)
ReplyDelete"They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing things with their bodies to express the inexpressible..." (137).
Classing off/Racism (Chapter 16)
"Ah can't stand black niggers. Ah don't blame de white folks from hatin' 'em 'cause Ah can't stand 'em mahself. 'Nother thing, Ah hates tuh see folks lak me and you mixed up wid 'em. Us oughta class off" (141).
Turner's Verbal abuse of her husband (Chapter 17)
"'What kinda man is you, Turner? You see dese no count niggers come in heah and break up mah place! How kin you set and see yo' wife all trompled on? You ain't no kinda man at all. You seen dat Tea Cake shove me down! Yes you did! You ain't raised yo' hand tuh do nothin' about it" (152).
Foreshadowing (Chapter 18)
"'Going to high ground. Saw-grass bloom. Hurricane coming" (154).
Tea Cake's decline (Chapter 19)
"About the middle of the fourth week Tea Cake came home early one afternoon complaining of his head. Sick headache that made him lie down for a while. He woke up hungry. Janie had his supper ready but by the time he walked from the bedroom to the table, he said he didn't b'lieve he wanted a thing" (173).
Janie's Advice to Pheoby (Chapter 20)
"Yo' papa and yo' mama and nobody else can't tell yuh and show yuh. Two things everybody's got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin' fuh theyselves" (192).
C.J.
Janie's true, lustful love with Tea Cake
ReplyDelete"They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing thing with their bodies to express the inexpressible; kissed her until she arched her body to meet him and they fell asleep in sweet exhaustion" (137-138)
Description of Mrs. Turner on 139-140
"But Mrs. Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs. Turner. Her nose was slightly pointed and she was proud. Her thin lips were an ever delight to her eyes. Even her buttocks in bas-relief were a source of pride. To her way of thinking all these things set her asie fron Negroes" (140).
Tea Cake's abuse of power and literal abuse of Janie one 147-148
"Ah didn't whup Janie 'cause she done nothin'. Ah beat her tuh show dem Turners who is boss" (148).
Bibical illusions on 156-157
"Then everybody but God and Old Peter flew off on a flying race to Jericho and back and John de Conquer won the race' went on down to hell, beat the old devil and passed out ice water to everybody down there" (157).
Racism of South on 169-171
"'Look at their hair, when you cain't tell no other way. And don't lemme ketch none uh y'all dumpin' white folks, and don't be wastin' no boxes on colored. They's too hard tuh git holt of right now'" (171).
Janie's advice to Phoeby in middle of 192
"Two things everybody's got tuh do fuh theyselves. They got tuh go tuh God, and they got tuh find out about livin' fuh theyselves" (192).
HL
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ReplyDeleteJanie’s true, lustful love with Tea Cake:
ReplyDelete"They wrestled on until they were doped with their own fumes and emanations; till their clothes had been torn away; till he hurled her to the floor and held her there melting her resistance with the heat of his body, doing things with their bodies to express the inexpressible..." (137).
Class Off:
"Ah can't stand black niggers. Ah don't blame de white folks from hatin' 'em 'cause Ah can't stand 'em mahself. 'Nother thing, Ah hates tuh see folks lak me and you mixed up wid 'em. Us oughta class off" (141).
Turner’s verbal abuse of her husband:
"What kinda man is you, Turner? You see dese no count niggers come in heah and break up mah place! How kin you set and see yo' wife all trompled on? You ain't no kinda man at all" (152).
Personification:
"Havoc was there with her mouth wide open" (167).
Janie's attire:
"She went on in her overalls. She was too busy feeling grief to dress like grief" (189).
Janie's Horizon Imagery:
"Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net. Pulled it from around the waist and draped it over her shoulders. So much of life in its meshes! She called in her soul to come and see" (193).
MLS
Chapter 15:
ReplyDeleteThe arguments through Janie and Tea Cakes relationship
“You done hurt mah heart, now you come wid uh lie tuh bruise mah ears!”
Chapter 16:
Racism starts
"To her way of thinking all these things set her aside from Negroes."
Chapter 17:
The abusiveness
"Before the week was over he had whipped Janie. Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside him. Being able to whip her reassured him in possession...."
Chapter 18:
Tea Cakes injury during the hurricane
"Tea Cake rose out of the water at the cow's rump and seized the dog by the neck. But he was a powerful dog and Tea Cake was over-tired...."
Chapter 19:
Signes of Tea Cakes
"About the middle of the fourth week Tea Cake came home early one afternoon complaining of his head. Sick headache that made him lie down for a while. He woke up hungry..."
Chapter 20:
Janie's memories of Tea Cake
"The seeds reminded janie of Tea Cake more than anything else because he was always planting things. She had noticed them on the kitchen shelf when she came home from the funeral and had put them in her breast pocket. Now that she was home, she meant to plant them for remembrance."
D.D
Well-done, people! Very impressive quotes, and they will really help as concrete details on the essay.
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