Journal #4

Reoccuring patterns/subjects:
1.  Joe Starks is filled with the American Dream through out his life. 
"Every day after that they managed to meet in the scrub oaks acrosse the road and talk about when he would be a bug ruler of things with her reaping the benefits." ....."He spoke for change and chance" -pg 28

"Ah'm buyin' in here, and buyin'g in big.  Soon's we find some place to sleep otnight us menfolks got to call people together and form a cmmittee.  Then we can get things movin' round here."

2. God, Jesus Christ, Heaven, Angels other religious topics are all brought up multiple times through out the novel.

"If God don't think no mo' 'bout 'em then Ah do, they's a lost ball in de high grass." -pg 5

"Yeah, Sam say most of 'em goes to church so they'll be sure to rise in Judgment." -pg 5

"He kin be de king uh Jerusalem fuh all Ah keer." -pg 37

"Folkses, de sun is goin' down.  De Sun-maker brings it up in de mornin', and de Sun-maker sends it tuh bed at night." -pg 42

"Brother Davis, lead us in a word uh prayer.  Ask uh blessin' on dis town in uh most particular manner." -pg 43

5. Oppresion of women

"So de white man throw down de load and tell de nigger man tuh pick it up.  He pick it up because he have to, but he don't tote it.  He hand it to his womenfolks.  De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see." -pg 14

"It must have been the way Joe spoke out without giving her a chance to say anything..." -pg 41

"Why, Janie! You wouldn't be seen at uh draggin' out, wouldja?  Wid any and everybody in uh passle pushin' and shovin' wid they no-manners selves? Naw, naw!" -pg 56


4.Women are reoccuring subjects in dialogue between male characters
5. Janie wants to share her opinion/thoughts/ideas, and wants to participate in events
6. Dont settle for less then your dreams