Feeling the Blues

Janie gets the blues flu from the very start of her childhood, by not having her mother be there for her to watch her grow, to cherish her and love her. I believe that is the main hitch that is keeping her down. She does not know how to love and be loved. Even though her Nanny loved her with all her heart, her definition of love was different than the way Janie defines it. Nanny believed that getting married signified love. When Janie believed that love was the reason one married. Janie wanted to love and be loved but did not know exactly how it worked. This brought a great depression to her heart. Nanny advised Janie to get married to a man that would provide her with everything she needed as well as protection and love will follow. Nanny's advice was helpless. Janie was neither happy with the things he provided nor had any sorts of feelings of care towards her first husband. Joe her second husband engaged her in his sweet talk and made her believe he was different than what he really was. Once she began to notice the real side of him she realized that what she thought was love was no longer love. Her relationship with Joe was one that really brought her hopes down to finding true love.