Janie Mae Crawford
Janie is the Protagonist of Their Eyes Were Watching God. She is an outgoing woman who matures greatly and learns to stand up for herself. Janie is on the search for her true love, and endures great hardship to find it. Through it all, she stayed true to herself and what was right. Pheoby Watson Pheoby is Janie's best friend. When all the people in Eatonville were starting rumors and gossiping about Janie, Pheoby stood beside her. The story is told from Janie telling what happened to Pheoby. Tea Cake He is Janie's first real love, and her third husband. Although he is twelve years younger Janie loves is adventurous and witty side. Tea Cake truly loves Janie back, but he also has faults. He stole from her and beat her once. This only makes Tea Cake seem more of a real person with his faults. Jody Starks Jody was Janie's second husband. He was a very powerful business man, and liked for everything to go how he planed. Jody became Mayor and the most powerful man in Eatonville. He was very cruel to Janie, and always made her feel inferior. Logan Killicks Logan was Janie's first husband. Their marriage was almost an arranged marriage by Nanny. Logan was very nice to her during their first year of marriage, but as time went on he became rude and made her do yard work. Janie soon left him for Jody. Nanny Crawford Because Nanny grew up as a slave, she always wanted to make sure Janie ended up with a husband who was financially secure. That is why she forced marriage with Logan. Janie fights Nanny's views throughout the book, and learns to respect them even though she doesn't have to accept them. |