chapter 19 and 20 their eyes Flashcards
(24 cards)
him with the square toes
death
teacake saw the hand
of horror on everything
how long does teacake work for clearing bodies
a day
they have coffins for
white folk but not black folk
who does teacake see back on the muck
stew beef, dockery, coodemay, bootyny, and motor boat
how long does teacake work on the muck
3 weeks
around the fourth week, what happens to teacake
he comes home complaining of a sick headache
who was the better shot with the rifle
janie
what does teacake say is wrong with the water
like it was choking him to death
teacake thought of what about the water buckets
that they needed cleaning and refilling
But the demon was there before him, strangling, killing him quickly
implied comparison to sickness
what is the doctor’s name
doctor Simmons
teacake the son of
evening sun
how many attacks did teacake have the first night
two
what is under teacake’s pillow
a pistol
He almost snarled when he saw her dressed to go
implied metaphor
they were there with their tongues cocked and loaded, the only real weapon left to weak folks
implied metaphor
janie buried tea cake where
palm beach
janie bought him what to be rested with
a brand new guitar
teacake rode like a ____ to his tomb
pharaoh
what does janie imply that the porch people are
rattlesnakes
two things people got to do for themselves
got to go to God and got to find out about living for themselves
she was a wind on the ocean
metaphor
he could never be dead until she herself had finished ___- and ____-
feeling and thinking
