Janie

Janie is one of those people that just want love. She wants a marriage that will last and someone who will treat her like a human being and not some object to be used and manipulated. She wants to be in control over her life since other people and Nanny are always making choices in her stead almost all her life. She wants a taste of freedom and have a relationship where both partners have equal power over each other, is restless (adventurous relationship you can say), and respect one another. She has no idea how it feels like to have true love so she will go through much to try and achieve this goal of hers, as obviously as it shows with all her relationships in the book. As we read more about Janie, we learn more about Zora Hurston, since she is represented by Janie (Similar to Hemingway with his Nick Adam stories).