Pg. 25. “She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman.”
Her question was answered - marriage did not mean love, and it couldn’t and didn’t make it. Janie’s dream, the one where she sat under pear trees and dreamt about was dead. She was forced to marry a man out of guilt and pressure. He didn’t make her happy and he didn’t cure her lonesomeness. She’s no longer a girl that will be spoiled and so ‘becoming a woman’ refers to the stereotypical type of women - she’ll live to clean, cook, and help the man with whatever is needed.
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