Joe 'Jody' Starks

First impression of Jody, which is the nickname Janie gave to Joe Starks, was that he would make a better husband to Janie than Logan because he seemed to actually care. At first he got my respect and I figured he would be a good person especially for Janie and a new town. He did turn out to be a good person for the new colored town but turned out to be a pitiful husband to Janie not letting her do the things he did. He became mayor of the new town and ran a store where people could buy things instead of having to go to other places, but all he wanted out of Janie was a wife that he could boss around and show off. He didn't think women had a mind of thier own and wouldn't let Janie talk to the others except for the buisness. I despiesed that he cared more about being a mayor and the store than Janie. In the end I was sad for him because he died since he didn't see a doctor early enough because he didn't think he needed one. I don't like his judgement because he used a gypsie instead of a doctor and he misjudged Janie. They ended up not being the best spouses for eachother since Janie was trying to find herself and was a bit selfish and all Jody wanted was a wife. My first impression of Jody was completly wrong since in the end he completly rejected Janie.

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