Their Eyes Were Watching God Chap 14-17
“All gods despence suffering without reason. Otherwise they would not be worshipped.”
In chapter 16, I found this quote and it was being used to relate to Janie’s character and how resistant she is to what people say about her. I think that this quote characterizes the American dream in that we all have dreams or “gods” that we try to please and fulfill. The pursual of these dreams can cause us so much suffering without any reason and yet we strive for them more. We have seen this same attitude in Moby Dick and the Great Gatsby. Now, we can see it with Janie just tring to live her life as a strong woman in a society that tells her that she can’t.
