GirouxWGChapter1Response

GirouxWatchingGodJournal

__Pre-Reading: __   I believe that the first sentence in the book __Their Eyes Were Watching God__; “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board,” is just another way of saying, “The grass is always greener on the other side.” In other words, people always think that someone else’s life or someone else’s future is better than theirs. But after they live in the other person’s shoes, or see the boat up close, they realize that it wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In relevance to the book, it could mean that the man, or woman, wants to get away from their home or their job, but realizes that their life or situation is better than the one that they see on the ship.  __Post- Reading: __   After reading chapter one, I believe that the first sentence, “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board,” means that this girl, Janie, wants to be somewhere, anywhere else, right now. She wants to be away from her neighbors who are talking about her past relationship with a younger man and the ship, no matter what is on it, has got to be better then what she is going through right now.