Janie's Appearance

Since Janie's appearance was very different from the blacks, this attracted many people's attention to her. Janie obtained this look through her mother being raped by a white plantation master. Since she is a mixed, Janie has Caucasian characteristics such as shiny hair, pointed nose, and thin lips. This is quite different ,because a black's normal facial characteristics is coarse hair, big lips, and wide nose. Janie's appearance made her life a little more difficult ,because she did not see herself as a specific color. She was scrutinized for playing with white children , yet she was not seen a black women. After Tea Cake's death, Janie's appearance becomes a factor in the courtroom. It was interesting to see how the blacks were against her, yet the all white male jury found her innocent of Tea Cake's death.