Journal 3 (ch 4) 2/509

Journal 3:
1. p. 28- Tone
"Let colored folks build things too if dey wants to crow over somethin'."
Zora Neale Hurston expresses a tone of anger or at least some frustration within this passage. She is explaining why Joe Starks is on the road and sort of where he is going or at least his goal. She expresses anger or frustration through the words she has chosen with the sharp consonance (i.e. the use of "c" twice). Typically, the use of harsh consonance tends to display anger especially since it is written like a demand almost. She is trying to portray the importance of colored folks needing to be able to build their on towns, houses, etc. and have a sense of equality and community.

2. p. 29- Hyperbole
"'You ain't got no mo' business wid uh plow than uh hog is got wid uh holiday!'"
Hurston uses the character Joe Starks to express the surprise of Janie saying that she plows. Starks exaggerates somewhat in his statement, but his meaning behind this very significant to that time period when women were "supposed" to stay and work in the kitchen all day and be pampered, which is what Starks believed as opposed to Killicks', Janie's husband, who believes that the wife should help or be wherever she is needed or requested. Basically, through this hyperbole Hurston points out the different points of view on the role of the wife.

3. p. 29- Symbol
"Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon."
This passage identifies a small symbol. This statement is said by the narrator who is discussing Starks and who he is. The symbol is the horizon which embodies the future. It was also said before that he had always "wanted to be a big voice"(p. 28) meaning he wanted to help out his people in gaining equality and freedom from segregation. This he talks about " for the far horizon" or the future. This is saying that Starks has a positive outlook on what will happen in the future as far as gaining freedom and having no more segregation.

4. p. 31- Simile
"Logan with his shovel looked like a black bear doing some clumsy dance on his hind legs."
This passage gives the reader a good image of what Logan Killicks looks like using a simile. Saying that he looks like a black bear reveals the image that he is a big, strong and at times a ferocious man. But then the simile ends with saying that he looks clumsy. This portrays him as maybe being strong, just not the most coordinated or sophisticated man. This simile helps the reader understand his character through the use of a simile.

5. p. 32- Epiphany
"What was she losing so much time for? A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her."
This scene depicts the revelation Janie has about her life. She is very unhappy with the way her husband treats her and she feels a sudden urge to get out of that life once she realizes that she can just leave. That she can go marry a man who wants to treat her like she wants to be treated and not have to deal with the "needs" or constant demands of her current husband. This epiphany helps her to move onto a new chapter in her life and slowly begin to fully realize her freedom and independence.