Pentadic Criticism

In using Pentadic Criticism I have decided to choose a completely new artifact. My artifact will be a book called "Their Eyes Were Watching God", which was made into a movie by Oprah not too long ago. The book tells a tremendous love story between Janie and Teacake, but there also is a lot more information in between there love story so I have decided to just take one particular part of the story.

Act: Janie leaving to be with Teacake
Agent: Janie
Agency: Her husband Jody died
Purpose: To have her first beneficial relationship
Scene: Florida, Everglades

In this pentad the purpose is absolutely the most dominant force because Janie has never been in a marriage where the love and dedication she put out was given back to her. In her first marriage she was matched with a 40year old man by her grandmother, which ended by her leaving him due to never having any emotions for him at all. After she left him she met Jody whom promised her the world only to end up controlling her. After Purpose I would say that Act would come next because it was looked at as such a deviant act in her town to leave with Teacake. She was the mayors wife whom was involved with a younger man, and then after her husband she immediately jetted out of town. The least important term is the scene primarily because even though Janie and Teacake were in Florida when the reader got to see the full out relationship, they were completely in love when livin in Eatonville, South Carolina, where Janie's then husband was the mayor. Eatonville is where their love began to develop and the reader sees Janie began to find herself. But it is in Florida where the reader sees hows much love and compassion she has for Teacake.