In this passage, Janie’s marriage is not described as a very cheerful one. Throughout the passage Janie thinks and reflects on her relationship and uses many techniques to enhance and clearly show her feelings. Diction, tone, imagery, and details are some of the rhetorical strategies that are used. Janie’s tone can be described as cold. Her repetitive shutting out and purposeful ignorance towards Joe clearly demonstrates the bitterness in the relationship. Through Janie’…showed first 75 words of 465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 465 total…glistening young fruit where the petals used to be.” She realizes that “it never was the flesh and blood figure of her dreams.” This clearly states that Joe isn’t the key to her dreams and that it’s time for a change. Through creative rhetorical strategies, Janie can clearly reflect upon her marriage over the past several years and also share her feelings with the reader so that they can completely understand her feelings.