Will Landschulz
Am Lit. Per. 2
Mrs. LaMagdeleine
Janie shoots Tea Cake in self defense, but refuses to say anything at her trial. This is odd for her because throughout the book, she has been quick to say what she thinks, but at the time when she would have a multitude of thoughts, she remains silent on them all. I think this is because many of these thought would be conflicting, thoughts of survivor's guilt clashing with thoughts of self-preservation. She was the happiest before Tea Cake was consumed by rabies, and by killing him she killed all possibility of getting back to that. She might also have been left numb from the actual act of killing her husband, something that would have shattered her world. The hurricane might also have left its impression on her soul, leaving her stressed enough that a "mad" husband would send her into pieces. However, she tells her entire story to the jury when she is called to the stand, and frequently states to the audience that them getting the wrong impression of Tea Cake and herself would be worse than murder. It's almost as though she bottles it up through the entire trial and tells it all during her testimony.
2 comments:
Good job Will!
I liked what you said at the end when you talked about how she kept it bottled up until her testimony. I also think that she doesn't say much at all in the trial because she feels like she had said all that she wanted to say. Good job!
good blog will.
i like what you said about the trial. i agree with you. i also think that janie doesn't say anything because she's said all she had to say and that she has found her place of peace and she's content with that. though tea cake is dead, he still lives in her and in her house.
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