le he thought of as liars and nuisances and even had a fake doctor come to help him when he got sick. His confidants became people who looked out for him suddenly and they seemed to begin to stop recognizing Janie as his wife. Jody kept a lot of information on his health away from her and refused her attempts to admit him to a hospital. He refused to even eat the food Janie prepared for him in order to help him fell better. Soon Joe was so stricken, he couldn’t even get out of bed to care for himself anymore. So she was forced to get a doctor without his consent to officially give them a proper diagnosis. And the doctor informed her that it was too late for Jody and that he is basically going to die. Janie finally decided that she was going to go in and have a good talk with Jody before he passed. But even then, Jody did not accept what she had to say. She was the one that broke the news of his impending death. And of course, Jody rejected that statement. But Janie had things she had to tell him. A lot of the things that she knew she had to tell him came out and it broke his sprit even more. Webb 5“…you aint de Jody ah run off down de road wid You’se whuts left after he died….But you wasn’t satisfied wid me de way Ah was. Mah own mind had tuh be squeezed and crowded out tuh make room for yours in me.Shut up! Ah wish thunder and lightning would kill yuh!…All dis bowin’ down, all dis obedience under yo’ voice-dat ain’t whut Ah rushed off down de road tuh find out about you” (87-88)Jody fought her until his death. And when he died, right there in front of Janie, she was filled with pity for the first time in years. Jody’s big downfall was his accomplishments. Since he was able to do so much, he was very proud of what he was able to accomplish. But Joe did not realize that a Woman does not necessarily need material things and high social status ...
