Discussion Questions-Ch.5

  1. Do you think that Janie likes her life with Joe?
  • We don’t think Janie likes her like with Joe because she expected a fun and exciting experience being in a relationship with him.
  • She does a little bit but at the same time no because she expected to be treated like a queen, but the fact that he works a lot gets in the way of him giving all of his affection to her.
  1. What type of impression has Joe given off to the people of Eatonville so far?
  • He shows off that he has a lot of money and authority.
  • He is not afraid to take charge because he knows that no matter what he does, no one will challenge him.
  1. Do you think that Janie will leave Joe?
  • We think that she will have a talk with him about how she feels being in the situation that she's in but that will be her warning to him to get his stuff together before she does it.
  • We think that if they have a conversation, it will make things better for a little bit then Jody will return back to his old ways and Janie will be indecisive about finalizing her decision to stay because she loves him or to leave because she's miserable.
  • We also think that there may be a chance that Janie may leave Jody but it is not for sure because she left her other husband once and she might leave her new husband.

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