1.) " Daisy is walking a drum tune. You can almost hear it by looking at the way she walks. She is black and she knows that white clothes look good on her, so she wears them for dress up. She's got those big black eyes with plenty shiny white in them that makes them like brand new money and she knows what God gave women eyelashes for, too. Her hair is not what you might call straight. It's negro hair, but it's got a kind of white flavor." Characterization
2.) "Humph! Is dat all? Ah'd buy her uh steamship and then Ah'd hire some mens tuh run it fur her." Hyperbole
3.) " She was a wind on the ocean." Metaphor
4.) " So when the bread didn't rise, and the fish wasn't quite done at the bone, and the rise was scorched, he slapped Janie until she had a ringing sound in her ears and told her about her brain before he stalked on back to the store." Parallel Structure
5.) " Starks made as if to throw the meat back in the box and close it. Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towards the door." Diction
Analysis
1.) The symbol of hair is seen again in this quote. It seems to me that hair symbolizes beauty and it also differs from person to person. When Janie's hair is being described it is different than how hair is being described for Daisy. Also from this quote, the author describes Daisy as a woman that knows she is beautiful and takes advantage of it to deceive people into getting what she wants.
2.) The men are trying to compete for Daisy's love, but Daisy doesn't seem convinced. They all want to offer her material things and they think that with these material things Daisy will fall gently into their arms. Therefore, they exaggerate to prove that with their gifts she will fall in love with him. Also they seem to take her love for granted and are only interested in her because of how beautiful she is. These men also objectify her beauty by saying that they will buy steamships and men to run it for her. Also, Janie shows that there needs to be something else either than material and beauty to make a marriage work.
2.) "Humph! Is dat all? Ah'd buy her uh steamship and then Ah'd hire some mens tuh run it fur her." Hyperbole
3.) " She was a wind on the ocean." Metaphor
4.) " So when the bread didn't rise, and the fish wasn't quite done at the bone, and the rise was scorched, he slapped Janie until she had a ringing sound in her ears and told her about her brain before he stalked on back to the store." Parallel Structure
5.) " Starks made as if to throw the meat back in the box and close it. Mrs. Tony swooped like lightning and seized it, and started towards the door." Diction
Analysis
1.) The symbol of hair is seen again in this quote. It seems to me that hair symbolizes beauty and it also differs from person to person. When Janie's hair is being described it is different than how hair is being described for Daisy. Also from this quote, the author describes Daisy as a woman that knows she is beautiful and takes advantage of it to deceive people into getting what she wants.
2.) The men are trying to compete for Daisy's love, but Daisy doesn't seem convinced. They all want to offer her material things and they think that with these material things Daisy will fall gently into their arms. Therefore, they exaggerate to prove that with their gifts she will fall in love with him. Also they seem to take her love for granted and are only interested in her because of how beautiful she is. These men also objectify her beauty by saying that they will buy steamships and men to run it for her. Also, Janie shows that there needs to be something else either than material and beauty to make a marriage work.
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