Exie Owens > Status Update

The very beginning of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is a bit confusing. It starts with Janie, walking home after a year and a half of being gone. They describe her body. It goes to a group of women, all sitting on the porch and gossiping about her. Pheoby, Janie's best friend and they go to Janie's and talk. We are given a backstory of how Janie grew up. We learn about her grandmother and her life as a slave.