Examples Of Masculinity In The Eyes Were Watching God

Janie at the age of 17, decides to end her unhappy marriage with Logan Killicks and get married to Joe Starks. Joe had a strong personality. Joe did not just talks the talk, but actually made it happen. This was what attracted Janie to Joe in the first place. Joe saw his marriage with Janie, as something he gotten with his package of success.

Eventually, Janie decided to leave Logan for another man she met names Joe Starks, and her quest for love continued with her new marriage. Janie was instantly attracted to Joe’s innate power because he gave her hope that she could reach the “horizon” (page 36). Joe took over as mayor of Eatonville and his influence increased dramatically with his improved confidence. He made decisions for Janie, just as her grandmother had, and forbid her from living like every other townsperson. For example, Janie was not allowed to associate with any customers in the store she helped Joe run, she could not wear her hair down in the store, and she had to dress a particular way because of Joe’s raging jealousy.

His impact on her spiritual growth wasn’t that dramatic because when she was with Logan she prayed for another man. That man she prayed for was Joe Starks. When Joe hits Janie she sees that the

Moving into a newly founded town they start their new life together where for a while their life together will be everything Janie wanted. Joe starks seems to possess all the qualities that Logan lacked. He had ambition, passion, the want to be someone and do something in life, to make a change. Joe starks was passionate. This idealistic

Joe’s priorities are over Janie. Joe focuses on much more other things more than being with and loving his own wife. Overall Janie is only in love with the thought of having the perfect romance rather than actually being within an actual marriage with someone who she took absolutely no time to

Joe seen Janie as a trophy wife or someone he could show people off to, but Janie was taken by his charms and believed that he would be the one to give her the love she was looking for. She soon realized that it was nothing like that, “And one night he had caught Walter standing behind Janie and brushing the back of his hand back and forth across the loose end of her braid ever so lightly so as to enjoy the feel of it without Janie knowing what he was doing. Joe was at the back of the store and Walter didn’t see him. He felt like rushing forth with the meat knife and chopping off the offending hand. That night he ordered Janie to tie up her hair around the store” (Chapter 5).

Throughout the book, “Their Eyes Were Watching God ''- Zora Neale Hurtson, Janie was constantly judged for the way she acts and for the way she looks. Throught out the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God '' We meet Joe starks Janie's second husband Their marriage was not the best but Joe starks doesn't marry janie for love but more for a display giving her the role of a “A pretty doll-baby lak you is made to sit on de front porch” Joe starks was a cruel , power hungry man soon

During the time period, women were considered as nothing more than what they could do for a man and their house. If a woman were to step outside the margins of society during that period they were cast out and abused and it never went without a fight. From this quote, Hurston writes to women in society who still succumb to these gender roles forcing them to struggle with their identity by showing Janie’s decisions that what she says doesn’t need to be completely true. This way she could say things she didn’t mean in order to keep the peace in her marriage. This adds to who she is as a person by using language within the text that explains to readers the kind of person Janie has grown to become.

Joe and the other ladies talked about how brave he was to save her. The first thing in Joe's mind was," I saw she was caught, and that's why I went over after her," This quote explains how humble Joe really is. It shows that Joe immediately saves Mabel and worries about everyone but himself. Afterward, Joe and Mr. Mallison discuss Joe's payment but Joe tells him," Thank you very much Mr. Mallison, but I don't want any reward." This statement

In Chapter Five of the novel, Janie describes Joe’s impact on the people of the town of Eatonville and his unique dominance qualities: “There was something about Joe Starks that cowed the town. It was not because of physical fear. He was no fist fighter. His bulk was not even imposing as men go. Neither was it because he was more literate than the rest.

Janie disliked the rag, but said nothing because it please Joe. Janie would do anything to please her husband's. Hurston shows this through her text, “This business of the head rag irked her endlessly. But Jody was set on it”. This not only reveals the willingness Janir has to please her husbands, but also resembles the power her husbands had over Janie.

I’ve just gotta take care of it myself. ’”(134). Joe feels as though evoking of feelings of anger, would only do more damage than good. He does not want to be hurt more, so his best option was to keep this all inside: “Joe realized, he answered hesitantly, cautiously, unused to unveiling himself”(219). Joe Rantz has never allowed himself to fully expose who he is to people.

She was a rut in the road,” (Hurston 76). By this Janie was not well respected by Jody, she was not able to say how she felt. Considered being the wife of a rich man, she was treated less than

Janie threatens Joe because of her free will Joe Starks feels threatened by Janie because of her independence. When Janie is asked to give a speech, Joe cuts in and says, “Thank yuh fuh yo’ compliments, but mah wife don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no speech makin’. Ah never married her for nothin’ lak dat. She’s a woman and her place is in de home” (43). Joe Starks wants Janie to be an object that is to be admired and to help her husband when needed.

Unfortunately, toxic masculinity plays a role in every society, therefore many people, mostly men, put on a “mask” to hide behind in order to make a false impression of their best selves. No matter who it is, everyone has a way that they want people to know them by, which is why it plays such an important role. The book Lord of the Flies is a fiction text about a group of young boys whose plane crashes after it was shot down during a war. The boys turn from civilized to savages on their long journey on the island as they become less and less of a society. Toxic masculinity affects society in more ways than one and often is used to get ahead or to be seen as superior.