Book Post-Ch.4

Discussion Questions:
  1. Did Janie have the right to leave her husband and runaway with Joe Starks?
  2. Did Logan have a right to call Janie spoiled?
  3. Why do you think Janie is so attracted to Joe?
  4. What does Janie mean when she says to Logan, “you don’t take nothin’ to count but sowbelly and cornbread”?
  5. Does Logan care if Janie leave him?
Illustration:
New Characters:
  • Joe Starks: He is a stylish, urban, confident man who is from Georgia. He is Janie’s suitor and is interested in her. He sees Janie pumping water, and she catches his eye. He ends up asking Janie for water, and is there because he heard of a town made up completely of African-Americans. He wants to go there to invest and get rich. Runs away with Janie to Green Cove Springs to get married.
Summary:

In this chapter, Logan starts to stop sweet talking to Janie and starts to talk to her aggressively saying that she is really spoiled. Longan tells her that she doesn't really helps and just be in the kitchen all day long. Janie still refuses to help him with the farm chores. One day Logan leaves to buy a mule when Janie encounter a guy name Joe (Jody) Starks. For the next few weeks, Starks and Janie meet every day and talk. Gradually, they become closer and closer. Starks tells Janie that he wants to marry her. Janie wakes her husband and asks Killicks what he would do if she left him. He is hurt but refuses to believe that Janie will leave him because he thinks no one else will have her. The next morning, Janie decides to leave her husband and go with Starks. They leave in a hired carriage for the town of Green Cove Springs, where they get married when they arrive.

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