Janie

Janie is a very strong person. She is able to withstand many hardships and abuse. Most of Janie's struggles come her now late husband Joe. For many years, Joe abused Janie in many ways. He would insult her appearance and make her feel incompetent by telling her that she is not capable of doing anything correctly. Since Janie is very attractive and has beautiful hair, Joe makes her cover herself up. Joe treats her this way because he is becoming very unattractive and sick. As his condition worsens, so does his treatment of Janie. At the conflicts peak, Janie insults Joe when she becomes fed up when Joe starts insulting her for cutting tobacco wrong at their store. When Janie finishes insulting Joe, Joe hits her. After this, the couple becomes very distant until Janie finds out Joe is going to die of kidney failure. She goes to talk to Joe about everything she has felt. After Joe dies, she feels very liberated. I admire how Janie put up with everything that Joe did to her until the end. She only let everything out at the end. Janie is a very brave and strong woman.