Nature Imagery

Their Eyes Were Watching God is full of several different examples of nature imagery. Janie even referred to a pear tree as an example of her love. On page 17, Janie said, “The vision of Logan Killicks was desecrating the pear tree…” Janie claimed how Logan was ruining the pear tree. At the end of chapter four, another example of nature imagery is used. “They sat on the boarding house porch and saw the sun plunge into the same crack in the earth from which the night emerged.” To Janie, the horizon represents her future and the life that Janie wants. The horizon offers something mysterious, yet exciting for Janie. Janie knows how each day is a completely new day. I think this quote is just referring to how she is going to try to make a new life for herself by running off with “Jody.” This quote might also foreshadow what is going to happen in the future. It might represent how her life with Jody will end in the same way that her life with Logan did.