Are women completely dependent on men?

In this passage, there are different speakers, new concepts, and unique tones. The first speaker in this passage is Jody and he is talking about how Janie can't make a speech because she is a woman and is not capable of doing so. He says that, "mah wife don't know nothin' 'bout no speech makin" He is saying that she is uneducated and because she is a woman she doesn't know how to speak well and clearly. Jody is very sexist and does not appreciate Janie, he only thinks of her as a woman who serves him. The other speaker in this passage is the narrator who talks about what Janie does and how she feels after Jody says this. Janie wants to say something and feels like she should but she doesn't, she just follows and Jody and keeps quiet. Some main ideas or concepts in this passage are that women only exist to serve men and that they cannot think for themselves and they are completely dependent on man. The tone at the beginning of the passage is mocking and sexist because Jody says that Janie is stupid and is not capable of making a speech. Towards the end of the passage the tone begins to be sympathetic because the narrator is talking about Janie wants to speak but decides not to. One of the larger themes this conveys is that women completely depend on men and are not capable of acting for themselves Overall this passage conveyed very different speakers, similar concepts, and again different tones.

John-Michael Osley