Question

1. Describe the characters in this scene. What are they doing? 2. What does Janie's best friend think of the situation? 3 Why do you think Hurston wishes to convey by having her characters use dialect?

Answer 1

1. The characters are Janie's female neighbors who are discussing the return of Janie without her friend, Teacake.

2. She defends Janie by highlighting that nobody truly knew the situation of things since Janie has not spoken about it.

3. Hurston wishes to convey the idea of community living among people who have similar customs, and traditions.

Step-by-step explanation:

As Janie returns and goes to her house without her friend, her neighbors expect an explanation for the absence of Janie's friend but were met with no explanation. This was not the norm in their culture so they talked about it with wonder.

Janie's friend, Pheoby Watson made an excuse for the situation by explaining to the others that perhaps, Janie had nothing to tell them.