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Schaude Journal

__Their Eyes Were Watching God__ has become one of my all time favorite books. The characters that Zora Hurston choused to use in the novel were perfect because it taught you how much people can change throughout life. The quote, “ You can’t judge a book by its cover,” reminds me of this novel because when I first started reading about Janie and how she acted around Joe, my first initial thoughts about her was that she’s a beautiful, young girl that is acting pathetic. I thought that she was stupid, and had no common sense since she was in a relationship that was so full of disrespect and unfairness, that she must be blind, or mentally challenge. However, as I proceeded through the book, I came to found out that she wasn’t the person that I first thought she was. The only reason she acted so timid, and quiet was because of her husband (pg. 26-27). I soon came to found out the real Janie was a bubbly, outgoing woman, with full of spirit inside her. This story has taught me that you can never judge people right away, because you never know if they are truly acting like their real selves. I remember the time when I first met my best friend Alicia Michele Rainville. It was at the fireworks at the casino and she was yelling at someone in their face, screaming at them for talking to someone she knew. I just happen to be in between it cause I was walking to the hot dog stand and she happen to just grab the girl in front of me and start screaming at her for a reason I couldn’t understand. My first thought about her was, wow isn’t she a bitch. I couldn’t believe someone could be that rude, and embarrass someone that badly. However, as my freshman year occurred, I became very good friends with her, and realized that she is exactly like me in a way. The reason why she was yelling at the girl that night at the casino wasn’t just because she felt like it. It was because the dumb girl was trying to get with her boyfriend. Now that I’m a sophomore, I wouldn’t be able to call anyone else my best friend besides her. She’s like a sister to me, and its funny to think that I ever thought that she was a bitch, because she is everything besides a bitch to me. She has my back on everything, supports me in whatever I do, and always is giving me advice. Alicia is one of the nicest girls I’ve ever met in my life, and I know that we will be best friends for many more years to come. Unlike Janie however, it took time for me to get to know Alicia. Janie progressed very quickly throughout the book, it was like everyday she learned more and more about herself.