Pg. 46. “A feeling of coldness and fear took hold of her. She felt far away from things and lonely.”
Earlier, Joe and Janie were talking about how Joe is always trying to fix things or make them better, and Janie feels like she’s just standing around watching and ‘marking time’. He tries to assure her that he told her this before she ran away with him – he wanted to be a big voice. The worst part was that he told her that she should be proud because since he was a big voice, that made her a ‘big woman’. No one likes to be praised walking under someone else’s spotlight.
She felt cold – almost resentment towards Joe because he wouldn’t listen or understand her. She became afraid that Joe wasn’t what she wanted, what she hoped. She had possibly made a mistake. She was lonely, like she was with Killicks.
Good explication. She wants a life, an equal life. She doesn't really care to be in the spotlight but she definitely doesn't wanted to be under Joe's spotlight. Well done.
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