da Hair
There isn’t quite as much blatant symbolism in Their Eyes were Watching God as there was in Invisible Man, but I think we’ve all noticed it recurring in one thing in particular: Janie’s hair. Janie’s hair is her most shining outward quality, long and luscious, with an intoxicating effect on men. Not one man is immune to her abundant waves of healthy dark hair, and the townies are obsessed with it (some a little too much, like that one guy who just kind of touched it). Her hair served as both bait and lure of Jody, reeling him in like a fat trout to a juicy shiny worm. Under the flouncing light of the sun, her hair flipped flirtatiously about, young and playful. This defining feature of Janie is an outward expression of her heart. It changes with the circumstances of her life and the weight they bear on her spirit. Janie lost her autonomy in her marriage to Jody. She lost herself. Her hair was robbed of its luster and glory under the jealousy of Joe, and became hidden beneath the head