However, what Janie did not foresee is that Joe took her away from that life she hated with Logan Killicks and led her into that same life with him. ... On the "outside," she shows and does everything she is supposed to do. ... Janie's exterior is hard and cold, like death, but it is to protect, to conceal what is happening inside. ... By marrying Janie to Logan Killicks, Nanny was committing Janie to a life she wanted nothing of. ... However, like The Man, who Hurston describes at the end of the passage, Janie is able to continue living and chasing her dreams and shining while doing ...

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• Grade Level: High School