Text: ...She had a house out in de back yard and dat's where she wuz born. They was quality white folks up dere in West FLorida. She had four gran chillun on de place and al of us played together and dats how come ah never called my Grandma nothign but Nanny. 'Cause thats whate verybody on de place called her.
This gives an insight to why Janie is uneducated and so poor off. First we learn that her parents are not around anymore and secondly we learn that it is a time period when colored people are still treated poorly explain why she didn't get the best education and why she doesn't make a lot of money.
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Well, at this point in the text, we don't know that Janie doesn't make a lot of money. From the descriptions in the first chapter (men asking about her satin dress, and the money her husband left her, and her gated home) she seems pretty well off. I had the impression that the characters envy of her was because she is from a higher class then they are. So, Yes its true she came from a rough start, but I don't see how that explains/justifies/proves her current condition.
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