The first time Janie's life was related to a mule's, was when her grandmother, Nanny, explained to her: "De nigger woman is de mule uh the world so fur as Ah can see"(14). This meant Janie, as an African-American woman would have to obey everything she would be told, no matter what she thought or how she felt, because no one would really care; she would have to bear all the abuse and the insults coming especially from white men: "Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out"(14). In conclusion Nanny was just preparing her granddaughter for her future life as an African-American woman so that she would not be caught by surprise. To prevent all these mistreatments her grandmother wanted her to marry a man with the capacity to assure Janie a safe future in order for her to stop the chain of suffering in her family and be more secure (13-15).

II. In what way does your evidence support your thesis?

Finally, the mule symbolized Janie's life in every sense, because she was not treated well by any of her two first husbands, like the mule that was kept in a bad way by Matt. It also symbolized her life because both of them carried a big weight on their backs that meant how hard and heavy their lives were for them. They also had in common that even though they went through a lot of things, they finally reached their goal, which was to enjoy their freedom and develop their voice.

I. How did you formulate your thesis?

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