According to her nanny, Janie’s suitor would be chosen through ideas of wealth, ensuring stable living, social advancement, and protection from sexual assault by white men. Nanny tells Janie, “If you don’t want him, you should. Heah you are wid de onliest organ in town, amongst colored folks, in yo’ parlor. Got a house bought and paid for and sixty acres uh land right on de big road” (Hurtson, 23). This passage demonstrates the disregard for Janie’s feelings, as well as emphasizes the strong hold social status and wealth had on the individuals around her. Nanny even implied that if she wasn’t getting beaten, there was no reason to leave the
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