Journal 7

Mrs. Turner is somewhat racist towards her own race in the novel. I believe this is because of her resentment of her husband. She generalizes all black people to be like him, uneducated and lazy. This explains why she likes Janie so much, because Janie gives her hope that black people will rise up to be more civil. Compared to Tea Cake and Janie the Turners are unloving and cold. In fact it may be a foil for the marriage of Tea Cake and Janie to highlight cetain features like their youthful happiness. Mrs. Turner is stubborn like Janie and holds the same values of women's rights.