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” After that night Jody moved his things and slept in a room downstairs. He didn’t really hate Janie, but he wanted her to think so.”

I think it is really selfish of Jody to make Janie feel so bad about herself. As Janie put it, why should Joe be so mad at her for making him look so small in front of his peers when he did it to her all the time? I think this quote shows that times are different now than they were when this story took place. During the time period of Their eyes were watching god, it was perfectly alright if men abused their spouses, and if they yelled at them and ordered them around. But if a woman were to do that, that was unheard of, so this is why Joe is making Janie feel so bad about herself.

 I thought that the dialogue between Janie and Jody was really sad, because Janie is trying to apologize for her actions and during her discussion she says she wants to get things straigtened out before it’s too late. Ofcourse Jody doesn’t know what that means because he doesn’t know he’s going to die, but Janie does, and she wants to make sure they end their relationship on a high note. But all that ends up happening is the two getting into an arguement.