I think we all know; from the get go, Janie should've just ignored Jody.
I'm not saying that she shouldn't have left Logan, but hey, Jody was just as bad.
Janie herself has basically this whole time been on a quest of self-fulfillment. At first, when she's with her grandmother, she isn't really sure of what she wanted to do with her life. While sitting under the tree she sees the communion of that bee and flower. That seems to make her feel something, like she wants to have that, but she can't really explain what that is.
Logan killicks is definitely not what she wanted. After that small initial phase of 'poetic' talking, he just tries to get her to do what he wants, and doesn't want to meet half-way.
-By the way, did I feel bad for the way they left each other?
idk
Logan did threaten to kill her, and that age difference was a bit too large in my book, but I also feel like she could've tried a little harder, no? Both her and Logan had too much pent up hate for each other that they might have been able to resolve had they just talked?
who knows really.
Anyways, Janie just wasn't feeling it with Logan, Logan just doesn't seem to feel anything at all.
Pop! here's Jody and wow hes a good fast talker
As we discussed in class, hes represents ambition- he was going to go out there and get stuff done. He seemingly offers a path away from the boring Logan. To me, I think Janie saw him as a guy who, by following his ambitions, would also be able to help her with her own?
After watching 'Frozen' I know never to believe people like that.
Jody's definitely one of those guys who wants to control everything. He believes that by controlling everything he'll achieve some sort of fulfillment, and that he will be happy. Like, he just goes up to town and by doing things he becomes the mayor, which should've made him happy, but then he starts becoming more controlling of Janie herself. He holds this illusion that he can be happy if he controls everything until the disease starts eating away at him.
Janie just kinda wanted to experience that bee/flower thing. The ambitions Jody seemed to be able to offer that, but when he became more and more controlling to try to achieve his own fulfillment, he stifled Jamie's ambitions in the process.
I wouldn't be able to imagine that going on for 20 frickin' years. And like, the whole time, she keeps her mouth shut, so she's just keeping all of her anger pent up, until that last encounter with the dying jody, where she goes nuts.
Guys, this is why we just need to sit down, and have nice conversations with each other.
Imagine how different this story would be if these couples had been non-toxic.
