Janie's Quest for an Improved Self Image
Janie loses her confidence early in life and appears to regain it throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God. Janie, an African American youth growing up in America in the early 20th century, faces discrimination upon other students' realization that she is different from them. Iin an effort to improve her damaged self-image, Janie finds herself in many relationships, only to find more discrimination. As a result of these relationships, she eventually learns she is only able to maintain a positive opinion of herself while not in a relationship. Janie…
