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Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Jeffrey Hale
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
1PearlStoneThe woman from the town who resent Janie.
 Mrs.SumpkinsOne of the townspeople.
 LuluMossOne of the townspeople.
 PheobyWatsonJanie's best friend.
 Janie MaeCrawfordBeautiful black woman with partially white ancestry.
 SamWatsonPheoby's husband.
2Mrs.WashburnNanny's former employer.
 Nanny Janie's grandmother.
 Shelby One of Mrs. Washburn's grandchildren.
 Eleanor One of Mrs. Washburn's grandchildren.
 Mr.WashburnNanny's former employer.
 MissNellieMrs. Washburn's daughter.
 Mayrella Janie's bully.
 JohnnyTaylorJanie's first kiss.
 LoganKillicksJanie's first husband.
 WilliamShermanAmerican soldier, businessman, educator and author.
 MarseRobertAmerican and Confederate soldier.
 Leafy Janie's mother, whom Janie never knew.
4JosephStarksJanie's second husband. Aka: Jody, Joe.
5LeeCokerOne of the first townspeople Jody and Janie met in Eatonville.
 AmosHicksOne of the first townspeople Jody and Janie met in Eatonville.
 CaptainEatonPrincipal donor of Eatonville's initially existing fifty-acres.
 Mr.LaurenceOne of the donors of Eatonville.
 TonyTaylorFormer town assembly leader in Eatonville.
 LigeMossOne of the townspeople.
 Davis One of the townspeople.
 Mrs.BogleOne of the townspeople.
 Charlie JonesOne of the townspeople.
 OscarScottOne of the townspeople.
 JeffBruceOne of the townspeople.
6MattBonnerThe owner of the sad looking mule.
 WalterThomasOne of the townspeople.
 Hambo In charge with the barbecue.
 Mrs.PearsonOne of Janie and Jody's neighbors.
 Rev.PearsonOne of Janie and Jody's neighbors.
 Mrs.TullyOne of the townspeople.
 BeckyAndersonOne of the townspeople.
  RedmondOne of the townspeople.
 HezekiahPottsA loyal employee at Jody's store.
 Bootsie One of the townspeople.
 Teadi One of the townspeople.
 DaisyBluntOne of the townspeople.
 JimWestonOne of Daisy's admirers.
 David  One of Daisy's admirers. Aka: Dave.
 Lum One of Daisy's admirers.
 Mrs. RobbinsOne of the patrons of Jody's store.
 TonyRobbinsOne of the patrons of Jody's store.
 JoeLindsayOne of the townspeople.
7SteveMixonOne of the patrons of Jody's store.
9IkeGreenOne of the patrons of Jody's store.
 TrippCrawfordOne of the patrons of Jody's store.
10VergibleWoodsJanie's third husband and only true love. Aka: Tea Cake.
12AnnieTylerA rich widow who left her home to run off with a younger man.
13MissSamuelsJanie's landlady.
 WhoFlungAnnie Tyler's lover.
14EdDockeryOne of the gamblers.
 Bootyny One of the gamblers.
 Sop-de-Bottom One of the gamblers.
 Gabriel  One of the gamblers. Aka: Gabe.
15Nunkie The girl who works alongside Janie and Tea Cake on the fields.
16Mrs.TurnerJanie and Tea Cake's neighbor.
 Booker T. WashingtonEducator, author and advisor to presidents of the United States.
17DickSterrettOne of the laborers who live and work in the muck.
 StewBeefOne of the laborers who live and work in the muck.
 MotorBoatOne of the laborers who live and work in the muck.
 Vickers Owner of Pahokee.
18Lias One of the Bahaman boys.
19Dr.SimmonsTea Cake's doctor.
 Mr.PrescottState prosecutor.
 
Their Eyes Were Watching God suggested by Elizabeth Robinson
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