January First Book Report

846 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Social psychological stigma of mental illness: public stigma and self stigma

I am reading “January First”, by Michael Schofield. This book is about a six year old girl named Janie and the story of her life. Jani was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Jani has imaginary friends that dont alway tell her to do the best things. Jani has a baby brother that she attacks when he cries. The only people on Jani’s side are her parents. In this journal I will be predicting that janie will not have to stay in the hospital. In the book “January First”, the parents of Janie have a very hard decision to make. They can either have Janie stay at the hospital to get consent medical help or they can have her stay home and try to help her in anyway possible. In this journal I will be predicting whether or not Janie will stay with her family …show more content…

If Janie goes to the hospital she will go to therapy to help her control the voices inside her head. If Janie learns how to control the voice it will help her make better decisions and she will be able to come home. Another reason is that when Janie hears the voice she freaks out and the doctor can help her to calm down. When Janie freaks out at home her parents do not know how to calm her down. The third reason Janie would stay at the hospital is that her parents can not get her under control. Janie listen to the voices in her head instead of listening to her parents. “They go by names like 400-the-Cat, 100 Degrees, and 24 Hours and live on an island called "Calalini," which she describes as existing "on the border of my world and your world” (Schofield 104). This creates problems for her parents because the voice often contradict what her parents are telling her to do. Janie has lots of tantrums and many times result in her hurting herself. Her parents are scared that after a while Janie will not be able to stop. Janie is very aggressive and she is strong. When she is trying to hurt herself her parents have to hold her down until she calms down which normally takes a very long time. This is not a

Show More
Related

  • Perceptions of Marriage in Their Eyes Were Watching God

    879 Words  | 2 Pages

    Over time Janie begins to develop her own ideas and ideals.  In Their Eyes Watching God. Each principle character has their own perceptions. towards the end of marriage. & nbsp;

    Read More

  • Janie Crawford’s School of Hard Knocks in Their Eyes Were Watching God

    2747 Words  | 6 Pages

    and she wants to protect her from harm and danger.  Janie's life as a young

    Read More

  • Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God and Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye

    1018 Words  | 3 Pages

     After a year of pampering, Logan becomes demanding and rude, he went as far to try to force Janie to do farm work. It was when this happened that Janie decided to take a stand and run away with Joe. At this time, Janie appears to have found a part of her voice and strong will. In a way, she gains a sense of independence and realizes she has the power to walk away from an unhealthy situation and does not have to be a slave to her own husband. After moving to Eatonville and marrying Joe, Janie discovers that people are not always who they seem to be.

    Read More

  • Book report

    1152 Words  | 3 Pages

    In 1776, David McCullough gives a vivid portrayal of the Continental Army from October 1775 through January 1777, with sharp focus on the leadership of America’s greatest hero, George Washington. McCullough’s thesis is that had not the right man (George Washington) been leading the Continental Army in 1776, the American Revolution would have resulted in a vastly different outcome. He supports his argument with a critical analysis of Washington’s leadership during the period from the Siege of Boston, through the disastrous defense of New York City, the desperate yet, well ordered retreat through New Jersey against overwhelming odds, and concludes with the inspiring victories of Trenton and Princeton. By keeping his army intact and persevering through 1776, Washington demonstrated to the British Army that the Continental Army was not simply a gang of rabble, but a viable fighting force. Additionally, Mr. McCullough supports his premise that the key to the survival of the American Revolution was not in the defense of Boston, New York City, or any other vital terrain, but rather the survival of the Continental Army itself. A masterful piece of history, 1776 is not a dry retelling of the Revolutionary War, but a compelling character study of George Washington, as well as his key lieutenants, and his British adversaries, the most powerful Army in the 18th Century world. When I read this book, I went from a casual understanding of the hero George Washington to a more specific understanding of why Washington was quite literally the exact right man at the exact right place and time to enable the birth of the United States.

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston: Character Analysis

    760 Words  | 2 Pages

    As Janie is growing up she has to learn to accept her Nanny’s belief of how a woman is supposed to live in society. Nanny grew up in slavery so she believes that the role of men is to support his wife financially. Nanny thinks Janie should marry a man according to how successful he is and Janie should keep up the household responsibilities. Janie’s grandmother said, “Ah been waitin’ a long time, Janie, but nothin’ Ah I

    Read More

  • Free Essays - Janie's Metamorphosis in Their Eyes Were Watching God

    912 Words  | 2 Pages

    Identity is something every human quests for. Individuals tend to manipulate views, ideas, and prerogative. Janie's identity became clay in her family and friends hands. Most noteworthy was Janie's grandmother, Nanny. Janie blossomed into a young woman with an open mind and embryonic perspective on life. Being a young, willing, and full of life, Janie made the "fatal mistake" of becoming involved in the follies of an infatuation with the opposite sex. With this phase in Janie's life Nanny's first strong hold on Janie's neck flexed its grip. Preoccupation with romantic love took the backseat to Nanny's stern view on settling down with someone with financial stability. Hence, Janie's identity went through its first of many transformations. She fought within her self, torn between her adolescent sanction and Nanny's harsh limitations, but final gave way and became a cast of Nanny's reformation.

    Read More

  • An Epic Search in Their Eyes Were Watching God

    808 Words  | 2 Pages

    To the racial ties that would affect Janie all the way through this life long

    Read More

  • Ethical Dilemma In The Memory Keeper's Daughter By Kim Edwards

    1314 Words  | 3 Pages

    For this paper I read the novel The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards, this novel is told in the span of 25 years, it is told by two characters David and Caroline, who have different lives but are connect through one past decision. The story starts in 1964, when a blizzard happens causing the main character, Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. During the delivery the son named Paul is fine but the daughter named Phoebe has something wrong with her. The doctor realizes that the daughter has Down syndrome, he is shocked and age remembers his own childhood when his sister was always sick, her dyeing at an early and how that effected his mother. He didn’t want that to happen to his wife, so David told the nurse to bring Phoebe to an institution, so that his wife wouldn’t suffer. The nurse, Caroline didn’t think this was right, but brings Phoebe to the institution anyways. Once Caroline sees the institution in an awful state she leaves with the baby and

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay

    900 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the end, Janie found herself being defined by other people, so to say Logan, Joe, and Tea Cake. During her marriage to Logan, Janie is viewed as a spoiled and non-hard working girl that needs to learn what it means to make a living. In her marriage to Joe, Janie is only needed for her outward appearance for him to define as his possession; never did he consult her about what she wanted. In both of these relationships she was forced to be something that she was not. Once Tea Cake came along everything had changed; going from following another man’s orders to being able to live a fun-loving life. Throughout the time she spends with him, finally free from being defined by someone else, Janie Crawford discovers who she is and what love is.

    Read More

  • Republic Day Book Report

    430 Words  | 1 Pages

    There is a war against the Patriots and the Colonies in Legend. Day is on the Patriots side and June is on the Republic’s side. Day is wanted by the Republic for assault, arson, theft, destruction of military property, and hindering the war effort. Day sneaks into the hospital to get medicine for his brother, Eden, who has the plague. Day ends up “killing” Metias, June’s older brother, by a knife. Once June heard about the death of her brother, she goes on an undercover mission to the Lake sector in Los Angeles, California where Day lives to find and capture him and bring him in for questioning. Day ends up saving June’s life at a skiz fight after a dust bomb went off but doesn’t know that it’s him. Day, June, and Tess go to an old library

    Read More

  • Book report

    707 Words  | 2 Pages

    This book has taught me a lot about Alexander Hamilton. Most of it was a surprise to me. This book includes where he was born, how he moved to the United States, what he had done to contribute to the country, and his wife and kids. This book has plenty of insight on one of our greatest leaders.

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God Analysis

    871 Words  | 2 Pages

    The control that race and classes had over them was their weakest qualities. Throughout Janie’s life, these things controlled her. Nanny’s understandably tragic view of black women in the world led to Janie’s first loveless marriage. Joe Starks, Janie’s second husband, had a need for a big voice. This boosted his social class and led to the control over every aspect of Janie’s life. The hurricane diminished Janie and Tea Cake’s personalities and forced them to their physical limits. This allowed them to understand humanity’s complex relationship with nature, life, and death. The hurricane destroyed all the people and things that controlled Janie’s life. Race and society could not touch her. She was reborn after the storm and finally found her

    Read More

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God Love

    537 Words  | 2 Pages

    Janie marries Logan Killicks for Nanny’s peace of mind, not because she truly loved him; she yearned for love. “Ah wants things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a tree and think. Ah..,” Janie complains because what she describes love as, is not what she’s receiving from her current marriage. This doesn't discourage her, she hopes for a better future and has faith that she’ll get her “pear tree”. Having hope and faith was a place of serenity for her; it kept Janie going and it’s a peace inside that creates that feeling of home. Hope is a strong force that can make any bad situation or circumstance seem possible; Janie kept working on the farm for Killicks and Nanny, looking towards the horizon.

    Read More

  • Janie’s Courageous Voice in Their Eyes Were Watching God

    1409 Words  | 3 Pages

    Janie’s first attempt at love does not turn out quite like she hopes. Her grandmother forces her into marrying Logan Killicks. As the year passes, Janie grows unhappy and miserable. By pure fate, Janie meets Joe Starks and immediately lusts after him. With the knowledge of being wrong and expecting to be ridiculed, she leaves Logan and runs off with Joe to start a new marriage. This is the first time that Janie does what she wants in her search of happiness: “Even if Joe was not waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good…From now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything” (32). Janie’s new outlook on life, although somewhat shadowed by blind love, will keep her satisfied momentarily, but soon she will return to the loneliness she is running from.

    Read More

  • Free Essays - Growth of Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God Essays

    823 Words  | 2 Pages

    Janie's prayer is answered with her next husband, Jody Starks. He is the man who fills the voids of loneliness and love, and continues her development as a woman. When they first met, Janie was convinced that Jody believed she was a very special person because of the compliments he gave her. For two weeks, before they married, they talked and Janie believed that Jody "spoke for change and chance" (28). The problem Janie had with Jody was that he did not treat her as equal. He would not let her speak in front of people, teach her to play checkers, or participate in other events. Janie notices the problem early in the relationship and confronts Jody about it when she says "it jus' looks lak it keeps us in some way we ain't natural wid one 'nother. You'se always off talkin' and fixin' things, and Ah feels lak Ah'm jus' markin time. Hope it soon gits over" (43). Janie realizes that she cannot be open with Jody and that he is not the same man she ran off with to marry. Jody has many of his own interests, and none of them are concerned with Janie. "She found out that she had a host of thoughts she had never expressed to him ... She was saving up feelings for some man that she had never seen" (68). Jody only gave material goods to Janie. She knew she was missing something in her life, and that is how she realizes the next man she meets is perfect for her. Her development as a woman is complete after living and learning with Vergible "Tea Cake" Woods.

    Read More

More about January First Book Report

Open Document