"Women should be seen but not heard" about the book: "Their Eyes were watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. Anaylsis of the chrarcter, Jody Starks as a husband.

"Women should be seen but not heard" In a perfect place, at a perfect time a man would fall in love with a girl and they would live happily ever after. However, we know this is a mere dream. Marriage is something that both the husband and wife must work at in order to create harmony within. Without effort and equality from each side the union of a man and woman will inevitably end. At …

…well-being. Wrapping up, Joe "Jody" Starks as a husband is mentally and physically abusive. After captivating Janie and making her his wife Jody moves onto bigger and better things. In the process he tramples Janie and their marriage. Janie marries for love whereas Jody Starks marries purely for prestige and power. Janie's inability to fit into Jody's expectation that a wife should be seen and not heard causes the fissure that ultimately kills Jody Starks.