Plot Overview

The book is written in a

circular narrative,
meaning we start with the last chronological event and then tell the story returning to that point.

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The book is written in a

circular narrative,
meaning we start with the last chronological event and then tell the story returning to that point.

SIDDHARTHA *USES A LINEAR NARRATIVE HMT USES A FLASHBACK NARRATIVE ALSO KNOW AS ANALEPSIS

Chapter 1

As the sun is setting Janie returns to Eatonville , florida.... people are shocked to see her....tea cake missing.... people gossip.... pheoby goes sees her, she is fine... tells story.

SYMBOLISM

Chapter 1

QUESTION

As the sun is setting Janie returns to Eatonville , florida.... people are shocked to see her....tea cake missing.... people gossip.... pheoby goes sees her, she is fine... tells story.

HOW IS READER INTEREST CREATED IN THE THREE STORIES WE HAVE READ SO FAR?

Chapter 1

ANSWER

As the sun is setting Janie returns to Eatonville , florida.... people are shocked to see her....tea cake missing.... people gossip.... pheoby goes sees her, she is fine... tells story.

TWG CURIOSITY... WHAT HAPPENED?... WHERE IS HE?..... WHY THE CLOTHING? SID PARADOX... PERFECT YET NOT HAPPY HMT DISTORTION OF WORLD... WHAT HAPPENED TO U.S... HOW HAS WORLD CHANGES

Chapter 2

Story starts as child with grandmother. Happiest sitting under pear tree. After seen kissing boy her Nanna marries her to old farmer.... explains own life as slave... stability most important

Chapter 2

CONNECTIONS

Story starts as child with grandmother. Happiest sitting under pear tree. After seen kissing boy her Nanna marries her to old farmer.... explains own life as slave... stability most important

TWG
PEAR TREE: FERTILITY, PEACE, POSSIBILITY

SID
MANGO TREE: ENLIGHTENMENT, SERENITY

HMT
FLOWERS: FERTILITY, LIFE, PAST

Chapter 3

Janie Discusses time with logan Killicks... he is not cruel but unable to see janie needs more... janie realises marriage did not make love... with this thought becomes a women

Chapter 3

CONNECTIONS

Janie Discusses time with logan Killicks... he is not cruel but unable to see janie needs more... janie realises marriage did not make love... with this thought becomes a women

SID
AFTER LOSING THE DESIRE TO HAVE TEACHERS SIDDHARTHA BECOMES A MAN.

HMT
INVERSELY, SOCIETY IN HMT TAKE OFFRED FROM BEING A WOMEN BACK TO BEING A GIRL

Chapter 4

months pass... janie miserable... meets joe starks... asks logan what would happen if she left...logan afraid of her leaving but says he would not care... leaves with joe.

HOW DOES HER ASKING HIM CHARACTERISE JANIE?

Chapter 5 & 6

Joe and Janie move to eatonville.... joe becomes mayor, landowner, powerful... janie soon becomes discontent...joe is caring and providing but jealous and controlling.... during this time janie is passive and has little voice... joe constnatly puts her down and controls her appearance. 2o years pass.

Chapter 5 & 6

MISSING TIME

Joe and Janie move to eatonville.... joe becomes mayor, landowner, powerful... janie soon becomes discontent...joe is caring and providing but jealous and controlling.... during this time janie is passive and has little voice... joe constnatly puts her down and controls her appearance. 2o years pass.

SID

SIDDHARTHA MISSES 20 YEARS WITH THE PEOPLE. THIS MISSING TIMES EMPHASIS THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF EXISTENCE IN WHICH WE DO NOT GROW

HMT
FOR JANIE, 20 MISSING YEARS HELP CREATE THE EVEN INCREASING WEIGHT OF EMOTIONAL NEGLECT AND OPPRESSION.

Chapter 7 & 8

Janie 35, joe an old man..... joe starts putting her down more to divert attention from himself.... janie finally talks back... joe losses face and is pitied (envy the money, pity the man)..... joe very sick... seeks the company of strangers.... tries to block janie out to have some control left... janie makes him listen.... joe dies..... janie uncovers her hair and looks in the mirror.

Chapter 7 & 8

Janie 35, joe an old man..... joe starts putting her down more to divert attention from himself.... janie finally talks back... joe losses face and is pitied (envy the money, pity the man)..... joe very sick... seeks the company of strangers.... tries to block janie out to have some control left... janie makes hime listen.... joe dies..... janie uncovers her hair and looks in the mirror.

SOMETHING TO SAY

HOD MARLOWS BIGGEST FLAW AS CHARACTER IS THAT HE REALISES HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY HMT OFFRED, IS NOT ALLOWED TO say ANYTHING. SCABBLE BECOMES HER LANGUAGE OUTLET... WHAT DOES SHE SAY?... zilch. SID THE GREATEST TEACHER, VASEDEVA... SAYS NOTHING...

Chapter 9 - 12

Janie is single and happy... grief is short.... many suitors.... not interested.... one day tea cake enters store... joke and play checkers (does not let her win)..... people say he cannot be trusted... she is worried but enjoys his company... tells friend pheoby she is going to leave with him.

Chapter 9 & 12

AGENCY

Janie is single and happy... grief is short.... many suitors.... not interested.... one day tea cake enters store... joke and play checkers (does not let her win)..... people say he cannot be trusted... she is worried but enjoys his company... tells friend pheoby she is going to leave with him.

HMT OPPOSITE OF OFFRED WHO NEVER MAKES A CHOICE. SID SIMILAR TO SID WHO CONTROLS HIS OWN FATE.

Chapter 13

Goes to jacksonville... one morning tea cake has gone with her money... she is worried... he returns, says he got excited and threw party... she is upset she was not invited.... he tells her his plan to gamble it back.... he does, gets cut twice.... their bond is complete.

Chapter 13

EXPECTATIONS

Goes to jacksonville... one morning tea cake has gone with her money... she is worried... he returns, says he got excited and through party... she is upset she was not invited.... he tells her his plan to gamble it back.... he does, gets cut twice.... their bond is complete.

HMT EXPECT PROTAGONIST TO REBEL SID EXPECT FATHER AND SON TO REUNITE.

Chapter 14-17

Janie and Tea Cake live in the everglades... very happy... some issues such as nunkie who cause janie to get jealous and mrs turner who looks down on tea cake and tries to get janie together with her brother.... at one point tea cake hits janie.... strengthens bond in the community and shows the strength of their relationship.

Chapter 18

Indians are leaving because 0f incoming hurricane (foreshadowing). Hurricane and they flee. Janie holding on to a cow floating down river... dog on the cow attacking her.... tea cake saves her, but not before being bitten by dog

Chapter 18

QUESTION?

Indians are leaving because 0f incoming hurricane (foreshadowing). Hurricane and they flee. Janie holding on to a cow floating down river... dog on the cow attacking her.... tea cake saves her, but not before being bitten by dog

WHERE DO WE SEE FORESHADOWING IN OTHER BOOKS?

Chapter 19
It turns out that tea cake has been given rabies from the dog.... he gets sicker... when soothing him, janie finds a gun under his bed... she adjusts the chamber so the first three shots are blank... as tea bag gets worse he losses sense of reality and believes janie is cheating on him with mrs turners brother... he tries to shot her... after three attempts she shots him

Chapter 19
CLIMAX

It turns out that tea cake has been given rabies from the dog.... he gets sicker... when soothing him, janie finds a gun under his bed... she adjusts the chamber so the first three shots are blank... as tea cake gets worse he losses sense of reality and believes janie is cheating on him with mrs turners brother... he tries to shoot her... after three attempts she shots him

TWG THIS CLIMAX IS IRONIC IN THAT SHE KILLS TEA CAKE IS THAT SHE SYMBOLICALLY KILLS THE EVILNESS THAT HAS HELD HER BACK ALL HER LIFE, BUT IN DOING SO KILLS THE MAN WHO LOVES HER HONESTLY. HMD CLIMAX IS IRONIC BECAUSE SHE GETS CAUGHT HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH THE MAN SHE IS FORCED TO SLEEP WITH

SID CLIMAX IS IRONIC BECAUSE SIDDHARTHA HAS TAKEN THE PLACE OF HIS FATHER, REPRESENTING THE CYCLE OF LIFE.

Chapter 20

After her court case and tea cakes funeral janie returns to eatonville... she meets peoby and tells her her story.... she is complete and fulfilled.

Chapter 20

CYCLES

After her court case and tea cakes funeral janie returns to eatonville... she meets pheoby and tells her her story.... she is complete and fulfilled.

TWG IN MANY WAYS HER REAL JOURNEY STARTED BY LEAVING EATONVILLE, THE RETURN TO EATONVILLE COMPLETES THE CYCLE HMT AT THE START OF THE BOOK WE NATURALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROTAGONIST, HISTORICAL NOTES REINFORCES THE IDEA THAT EVEN AFTER FOLLOWING HER STORY WE REALLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROTAGONIST SIDDHARTHA THE STORY STARTS OUTSIDE OF TIME, THE STORY ENDS OUTSIDE OF TIME