Their Eyes Were Watching God
why does janie tell her life story to pheoby
talk to pheoby
talk to pheoby
People want to know about Janie's life, so she tells Pheoby about her life (centered around her three marriages) so that Pheoby can relate that story to others in the very "nosy" community. The story is often told in retrospect, Janie considering her life as it has happened.