Chapter 6

Jody makes Janie work inside the store and isn't allowed to sit outside the store with the townspeople. This upsets Janie because she wants to go outside and listen to the funny things the townspeople say even if she doesn't agree with what they are saying. One day the mule was found outside the store that Janie works in. The townspeople sitting on the porch of the store start to laugh, make fun of it, treat it with cruelty. Janie knew this wasn't nice of them, so she decided to tell them to stop. I think that Janie feels sympathy for the mule because everyone talks about the mule just like people talked about her. Janie doesn't think it is right for her to be treated the way that Jody is treating her and she doesn't think it is alright for people to treat the mule poorly. I believe that Janie cares for the mule so much because she knows how the mule feels. People treat the mule and Janie poorly.