January 10th TEWWG Presentation

Jillian, Simi, Kaitlin Presentation

Chapters 2-4

PLAN:

• Summary and Important Quotations

• Real world aspects activity

Quotation:

1. Chapter 2, pg. 8 - "Janie saw her life like a great tree.."
1. Tree is her life
2. Dawn is beginning, discovers sexuality under tree, mention to blooming and bee paragraph
3. Doom is end, no love for Logan, doesn't want to be the woman Nanny says she is, really doesn't want to grow up

2. Chapter 2, pg. 20 - "Put me down easy, Janie, Ah'm a cracked plate." Nanny
1. Nanny says to Janie
2. Guilt Janie
3. Wants to protect her but slaps Janie, contradicting, emotions and physical
4. Wants what is best for Janie, Janie doesn't want to disappoint

3. Chapter 3, pg. 21 - "There are years that ask questions and years that answer"
1. Does love come with marriage?
2. Learns with Logan it doesn't
3. Becomes a woman through having her dreams crushed
4. No emotion when nanny dies - resentful so doesn't grieve?
5.  Nanny should tell Janie her wishes, not just God

4. Chapter 4, pg. - 26 "Long before the year was up, Janie noticed that her husband had stopped talking in rhymes"
1. Begins chapter with no love, matured, out of "honeymoon phase"
2. Beginning of chapters have changed from fantasies to realities
3. "Dreams of women change"
4. Has Janie changed?
5. Loves changes from physical, "Dream love"  to protective
6. Relationship with Logan and Nanny is the same - very short
7. Joe Starks - new comes along,  cute vs. Logan - dirty, but never lied (connect to feet)

Article Activity:

1. Article 1 - NRA Gun control
1. Nanny - very opposed to adding more guns OR could support because of added protection of self and Janie
2. Janie - Up in the air?, submissive personality, guns too much for her, will develop more confidence leading to greater opinion

2. Article 2 - BBC harsh treatment of women in India
1. Nanny - can relate to article because of her and her daughter's rape and life, supports marriage to protect Janie
2. Janie - wants her freedom and independence, subconsciously blocks out bad things ie. Possibility of death and rape, "ignorance is bliss", you could still be assaulted although, lowest age of assault is reproductive age - thinks she can delay protection for awhile

3. Article 3 - CNN Obama's cabinet all men
1. Nanny -accepts gender inequality, wouldn't be bothered by this
2. Janie - wouldn't be opinionated, not a feminist, wants love more than power