In chapter 3 of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie gets married to Logan Killicks. Janie, 16 at the time, is forced by her grandmother to marry Logan. When Janie shows her displeasure for her relationship with Logan, her grandmother tells her that the stability of marriage is more important than love. This moment shows the contrast between Janie and her grandmother’s ways of thinking. I think Janie’s grandmother is fearful that Janie’s hopefulness and more positive but less realistic view of life will keep her from having a stable, comfortable life. Since Nanny is getting old and feels like she will die soon, she wants Janie to marry as soon as possible. Unfortunately, Janie is not satisfied with her life being married to Logan Killicks, in a lot of ways he represents her losing freedom and her childhood. He often makes fun of the way she grew up and tries to force her to do work she doesn’t want to do. Janie’s dissatisfaction with her life and Logan Kil