Language

The author brings alive the time period and the story through her use of language. Hurston's unique way of separating the high literary narration and idiomatic discourse. This discourse conveys the rich voices in the world of Janie and allows the reader to enter into the story. Due to something as the language a new perspective is opened to the reader because of the language. Once Janie is suppressed to cover her individuality because of Jody being a mayor, she begins to grow a hatred towards him. He did want her speech to be the way it was, but it was part of who she was. Jody did not accept Janie how she was, he know wanted to become the ideal image of a mayor and wife. Besides this aspect conveyed by the author, the author also portrays when Janie discovers her ability to define herself through her speech. She does this through her interactions with others. Silence, which brings about listening, Janie learns is power, and she allows learns to control her voice.