Janie’s American Dream is a Dream fundamentally linked to her realization of selfhood and an organic union with another in a period when women, especially women of color, are forced to accept traditional expectations of womanhood both confining and subservient.
Defend the above addressing the following points. Choose two separate quotations for each point given explaining the connection between each quotation and the statment in 25 or more words.
1)The main point of the novel is Janie’s American Dream and her search for the “horizon” while navigating three distinct communities and their expectations of normalcy.
(each of the two student explanations should be 25 words or more)
2) Nanny and Logan in the North Florida “Panhandle” attempt to define Janie’s American Dream according to their own expectations of normalcy.
(each of the two student explanations should be 25 words or more)
3) In Eatonville Joe Stark, the community of men, and the community of women, attempt to define Janie’s American Dream according to their expectations of normalcy.
(each of the two student explanations should be 25 words or more)
4) In Jacksonville and on the “Muck” Tea Cake, the community of men, and the community of women attempt to define Janie’s American Dream according to their expectations of normalcy.
(each of the two student explanations should be 25 words or more)
Cite all quotes according to MLA standards.
Please address the readings and learning modules as part of your response. Avoid, phrases such as: “I think,” “to me,” “in my opinion,” and “I agree.” Simply present your argument with supporting material from the course.
Be specific and provide detailed examples.