Since I have been old enough to read the question has always come up whenever I finished a book, what did you learn from your reading? Of course the answer would always be nothing whether I learned something or not, because I never really took any time to think about the question. When I finished the book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and was given the question I actually thought about it. Through extensive thought I have learned not to live by the values of others. It is a luxury to have a best friend you can trust. The gender roles in the book are clearly and relatively unquestioned. I have also learned from this book to be loyal to the people you love.

In the novel there is a particular character that takes my interest; her name is Janie Crawford. The reason why I have such an interest in her is because in the beginning of the book to the middle she lives not for her values but by the values of other people. For example the only reason she married Logan Killicks was to please her grandmother. Her grandmother liked him a lot, because he could take care of her and make sure she did not go through what her grandmother went through. Janie’s grandmot

Through out this book you could have learned a million of things besides the ones I decided to talk about. Some might have been more important that others, but you still learned something. I think Alice Walker said it best in the foreword when she says, “There is no book more important to me than this one.” I feel that is the truth, because I have learned more from this book than any other book I have ever read.

There will always come a time when you will need that one best friend who you can really trust with the deepest of secrets and in the worst of situations. Luckily Janie has this type of friend in Phoebe Watson. In my opinion she is set aside from the other Eatonville gossips, because she actually cares for Janie. The main reason Phoebe listens to Janie is not just to hear some gossip, but because she understands that Janie has something to offer everyone who is willing to listen. Near the end of the Novel Phoebe says, “Ah done grown ten feet higher from jus’ listenin’ tuh you, Janie” (192). She says this, because Janie feels so comfortable talking to her that she has filled her with so much information that she has no choice but to feel bigger as a person. Phoebe also portrays a great friend, because she is the only one who visi

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