Janie's Magnifacent Freedom

This passage is about how Jody died because of a Kidney failure and how it affects Janie. It shows how she is happy but inside is very sad. Her master and husband has died and is lying on her own floor. Janie explains to herself that she has finally become a woman and has lost all those little girl features. She finally becomes the woman she was meant to be because of her loss. When it says, “The young girl was gone, but a handsome woman had taken her place” (87) it’s showing how she has finally become the person she was meant to be all along. When it says, “She tore off the kerchief from her head and let down her plentiful hair”, (87) it shows how she has become free from this power that was controlling her. The symbol of letting her hair down shows her freedom and power over herself. “Then she starched and ironed her face, forming it into just what people wanted to see,” (87). This quote shows that she is finally doing what she wants to do with no restrictions and becoming the person she wants everybody to see her as.