(pg.87) close reading and analysis

This passage contains different concepts, speakers and a unique tone. The first speaker in this passage is the narrator. The narrator is explaining Janie’s feelings and ambitions now that Jody has died. They talk about how Janie examined herself in the mirror to see what she looked like after all these years. They talk about how Janie lets her hair down and concludes that she is still very beautiful even though she is a bit older. The second speaker in the passage is Janie herself. Janie proclaims out the window to all the people of the town that, “Jody is dead. Mah husband is gone from me.” Some of the concepts or main ideas that this passage conveys are that of beauty and freedom. Because Jody is dead Janie realizes that she has the freedom to take her hair down, and by doing that she realizes that she is beautiful. Even though she wants the town to think she is sad for Jody’s death, on the inside she is truly happy because she now has the freedom to do what she pleases without Jody commanding and delegating her every move. These two concepts are very important to the realm of the book because all Janie has wanted is to be free, and through her whole life she has been beautiful. The tone of this passage is a joyous and yet inquisitive one. Janie is inquisitive about her looks with her hair down after all these years with Jody and she is also joyous because of the freedom she now receives. Overall this passage conveys important concepts, has different speakers and two unique tones.