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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself," said American actor Harvey Fierstein. Thus, a person determines what his or her future may hold. In one of her best novels, a young woman author writes about a character that resembles this demeanor. The character in this novel finds her purpose in life through three different situations she encounters. In Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie's marriages to Logan Killicks, Jody Starks, and Tea Cake are built on security, however they all were not based on love and money.
Janie's first marriage is based primarily on security. At a young age, she is forced into a relationship because of her grandmother's wishes. Her primary caretaker is dying and wants to be reassured that Janie will be out of harm's way. " `Tain't Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have, baby, it's protection" (Hurston 15). Her nanny wants a man to protect her granddaughter......

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