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It's the story of a woman who never got too bitter to wonder. The movie also left out some of the odd ball character that I feel like were important to the story. Like the random woman who is going on and on about how much she can't STAND black people and how she wants to mix races to fit in more with white people. (I think it's important to know people like that have always existed)

im kinda mad that the movie didn't show how Teacake won all the money back that he "borrowed" from Janie and also left out the part where he CHEATED ON HER WITH SOME BIG GIRL ON THE JOB...but also left out the part how he calmed her down and they actually made up after. I really really like this story because it's really just a depiction of life, in the sweetest way possible.

I read that Zoras father was the mayor of a black town in Florida and she had a step mom that was much younger than her own. I feel like this story, specifically the relationship with Jody, might be more aligned with Zoras own story. The fact that the town wanted her to talk and write, called her poetic, but Jody denied her and forced submission.

lol the movie didn’t include the fact that Jody thought Janie poisoned him. SMH. They left out the details about the mule he bought too (which I think was his way of trying to tell her he loved her in his own way)

lol I think it’s funny how concerned with image that Jody was before there were cameras or video and this subconscious role that women/wives had to fulfill.

Currently on chapter four. I watched the movie over the weekend and the book is already 10x more descriptive. We get the backstory of Janie’s parents and specifically how her mother was raped by a white man and shortly went mad after.

We also learn that Nana saw marriage as a way to protect Janie from her own innocence and the world.