Cast of Characters by Andrea Grof

Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston

Cast of Characters

By Andrea Grof

1. Janie Crawford (Killicks, Starks, Woods): Janie is the main character throughout the story. She dreams of finding her love and love in marriage. She is married three times and finds love in her last marriage, but during all three marriages she has grown personally and emotionally. Janie resists the stereo types of gender and demands her independence, wearing overalls like a man, and wearing her hair down. She is a strong, pivotal character throughout the entire story.

2. Logan Killicks: Logan is Janie's first husband, the marriage was arranged by Nanny. Nanny thought Logan would be a good husband for Janie because Nanny finds that financial security and respectability are more important than love. After the first year of marriage Janie leaves Logan for Joe Starks.

3. Joe (Jody) Starks: Jody is Janie's second husband. He is power hungry and self-centered. To satisfy this "hunger" he travels with Janie to Eatonville where he becomes mayor. Not only is Jody mayor but he is also postmaster, storekeeper, and the biggest land owner in Eatonville. Jody knows how to run a business but he does not know how to treat women. He treats Janie like an object he owns, not like a person.

4. Vergible Woods (Tea Cake): Tea Cake is now Janie's third husband. He is hard-working, treats women with a higher level of respect and he truly loves Janie. He does not force Janie to do anything she does not want to do. He has positive qualities but does posses negative qualities being that he stole from Janie once and also beat her once too.

5. Nanny: Nanny is Janie's grandmother. Nanny was born into slavery and had her masters child. When Nanny's daughter got pregnant from the school teacher and had Janie, she ran away and Nanny took Janie under her wing. Nanny wants the best for Janie and that is why she organizes the marriage of Logan and Janie.

6. Mrs. Turner: Mrs. Turner and her husband own a restaurant in the Everglades. Mrs. Turner is obsessed with White features and despises Africa Americans. She loves Janie because of her white features. Mrs. Turner cannot understand why Janie would marry a guy like Tea Cake because he is so dark, and she wants to introduce Janie to her brother.

7. Nunkie: Nunkie is a girl in the Everglades who flirts with Tea Cake. She brings out the worst in Janie who gets very jealous. Tea Cake reassures Janie that Nunkie means nothing, but it is hard for Janie to believe.

8. Hezekiah Potts: Hezekiah is the delivery boy and assistant shopkeeper at Jody's store. When Jody dies he spends more time at the store and starts to pick up some of Jody's actions. Janie loves it when he does this.

9. Amos Hicks: Amos is one of the fist people that Janie and Jody meet in Eatonville. Amos is big headed and thinks that he would be able to get Janie to leave Jody but is unsuccessful.

10. Pheoby Watson: Pheoby is Janie's best friend in Eatonville. After Janie returns from the Everglades Pheoby listens to what Janie has to say and does not gossip like others. When Janie finishes her story Pheoby feels like she can better her marriage and makes it mean mor