g age. Yet her relationship with him was not what she expected. He was ugly and lazy and didnt even give a thought to Janies feelings. He forced her to do extra work and never treated her like the woman she was. When after hours of housework, and Logan asked her to chop wood for him one day, Janie finally felt that she needed to protest, saying "Ahm just as stiff as you is stout. If you can stand not to chop and tote wood Ah reckon you can stand not to git no dinner. Scuse mah freezolity, Mist Killicks, but Ah dont mean to chop de first chip." (p.26) This shows that even at this point, Janie definitely had a voice. Janies emotional strength is also proven at this time. She is obviously unafraid of Logan and has no problem confronting him with her problems. She even confronts him about running away saying "Spose Ah wuz to run off and leave yuh sometimeI might take and find somebody dat did trust me and leave yuh" (p.30). When Joe came along speaking of "change and chance", Janie acted quickly, running away with him and getting married that same day. This shows that Janie had the emotional strength to confront Logan and run away from his controlling and depraved ways. Throughout Janies relationship with her next husband, Joe, she continued to keep her strong voice but showed weakness emotionally. Speaking of "change and chance", Janie was immediately attracted to Joe Starks. This is exactly what Janie wanted at the time: a change from her life with Logan and a second chance at life and love. But the change and chance that Joe was speaking of was very different than what Janie wanted or expected. He was not looking for love or a companion, but instead wanted to use Janie to promote his image as a leader for his new plans to start a black community. Janie soon realized this after it was too late. Her life with Joe was horrible. Joe rarely said a word to her or even looked at her after awhile, and instead was too involved in his business. He...
