Joe starks is trying to break Janie down both emotionally and spiritually. The author reveals “Ahm nearly forty and you’se already fifty” in a conversation between Hanie and Joe Starks (79). They were arguing over Janie being old and making little mistakes. Janie accused Joe of not being in shape and looking as good as before. Joe states “A woman stay round uh store till she get old as Methuselah” referring to Janie’s age (78). Methuselah is the oldest men in the bible; he had turned 969 before Noah built the ark. This allusion relates to the book because it’s trying to exaggerate Janie’s loss of
Joe starks is trying to break Janie down both emotionally and spiritually. The author reveals “Ahm nearly forty and you’se already fifty” in a conversation between Hanie and Joe Starks (79). They were arguing over Janie being old and making little mistakes. Janie accused Joe of not being in shape and looking as good as before. Joe states “A woman stay round uh store till she get old as Methuselah” referring to Janie’s age (78). Methuselah is the oldest men in the bible; he had turned 969 before Noah built the ark. This allusion relates to the book because it’s trying to exaggerate Janie’s loss of