Janie Crawford had her life set out for her, by her grandmother. This was not the life she wanted. Her grandma had advocated for her to marry Logan Killicks, whom she ended up marrying. This was not a happy relationship, for she did not love Logan. Arranged marriages have been happening for centuries, especially in India. (Fish) These marriages are not always happy, as was the case with the marriage between Logan and Janie.
Janie found her purpose, and love when the new guy came to town. Joe Starks, was the suave new guy in town, who was stopping by. Janie loved talking to him, and ended up loving him and running away to marry him. She had wanted things "sweet did mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree and think." (Hurston 24) This was what Joe was for her, and she had found a purpose in her convoluted life.
This is how all relationships should be. A girl and a boy, and man and a women, should all have the chance to fall in love with whomever they wish, not whomever their parents want them to. Janie had an over ruling grandmother, who only wanted her to marry for statues, and wealth, not for love. Joe ended up having wealth, but most importantly of all was that Janie loved him. This is the most important thing about any relationship, is love, not attraction due to statues, money or pure physical attraction. Janie found her purpose in life, when she met Joe, who had aspirations for becoming mayor of the newly established black only town.
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