Chapter 7

“When you pull down yo’brtiches, you look lak de change uh life.” (Chapter 7, pg. 75)

This quote or saying is basically saying that when you mess up something good. Automatically look for something bad to come back at you in return. This doesn’t happen to everyone but it does happen often. During this time period Janie was being told not to mess up the good things that she has in stored in life.