-"Logan held his wad of tobacco real still in his jaw like a thermometer of his feelings while he studied Janie's face and waited for her to say something."
-The author uses this simile in the book to more meaningfully show Logan's character. Logan seems to be portrayed in the chapter as hot-headed. By using a thermometer within the passage, it shows that Logan get get easily tempered and shows that his thoughts and feelings can very easily change with different situations. The passage also focuses on his stillness and him waiting for Janie's response. This simile shows how Logan can be somewhat unpredictible like the weather.
2: Pg. 27, Imagery
-"It was a cityfied, stylish dressed man with his hat set at an angle that didn't belong in these parts. His coat was over his arm, but he didn't need it to represent his clothes. The shirt with the silk sleeveholders was dazzling enough for the world."
-The author includes this imagery in the passage to create a vivid picture of the man he is describing. She wants to show the reader that the man is rich and was an unusual site in Janie's town. The imagery also wants us to discover why Janie was so attracted to this man.
3: Pg. 29, Symbol
-"Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon."
-The author uses the symbols of the sun-up, the blooming trees and the far horizon to show how Janie felt about Jody Sparks. Jody did not represent the sun-up, the pollen, and the blooming trees because he did not seem to display change or bring in new life, but rather represented the far horizon, a symbol for far-off dreams. Janie hesitated about being with Jody instead of Logan, but in the end, decided that even though Jody did not represent some of the things she wanted in a man, he did offer the hope of accomplishing dreams, which Janie admired.
4: Pg. 31, Personification
-"The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn."
-The personification of the sun acting like a soldier waiting in ambush with red daggers is used to indicate an unpleasant mood. The author is trying to set up a tense scene full of conflict between Janie and Logan. The personification of the sun and the words used throughout the passage is not only used to make the point that the sun is becoming very hot, but also to create an increasingly fiery tension between Janie and Logan.
5: Pg. 32, Epiphany
-"A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south. Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good."
-In this passage, Janie suddenly realizes that she needs to make a change in her life and needed to escape her current life. Through the epiphany, the author is showing us how Janie is a dynamic character that begins to change throughout the story. Janie is becoming increasingly unhappy with her marriage with Logan and realizes this after their fight and opposing views of working. Janie decides in this passage that she would probably be better off with Joe and a new life rather than with Logan and her current life.
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