Logan Killicks
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Logan Killicks is Janie Crawford’s first husband in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," an older, pragmatic farmer whose loveless, controlling marriage prompts her search for independence and true love.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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husband → literary character → |
| ageRelativeTo | older than Janie Crawford → |
| appearsIn | Their Eyes Were Watching God → |
| appearsInMedium | novel → |
| associatedTheme |
female autonomy
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gender roles in marriage → love versus security → |
| characterRole |
Janie Crawford’s first husband
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antagonist to Janie’s independence → |
| conflictWithJanie | disagreement over Janie’s role and work → |
| controls | Janie Crawford’s labor on his farm → |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Zora Neale Hurston → |
| emotionalRelationshipToJanie | lacks romantic affection for Janie Crawford → |
| firstHusbandOf | Janie Crawford → |
| genre |
African-American literature
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Harlem Renaissance literature → |
| introducedAs | suitable husband chosen by Nanny for Janie → |
| languageOfWork | English → |
| leadsToEvent | Janie leaving to run off with Joe Starks → |
| maritalStatusWithJanie | divorced → |
| marriageType | loveless marriage → |
| motivates |
Janie Crawford’s search for independence
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Janie Crawford’s search for true love → |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to Joe Starks
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contrast to Tea Cake → |
| occupation | farmer → |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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controlling → pragmatic → |
| powerDynamicWithJanie | dominant over Janie Crawford → |
| relationshipToJanie |
expects Janie to work on his farm
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seeks obedience from Janie Crawford → |
| relationshipToNanny | Nanny’s choice for Janie’s husband → |
| settingContext | rural Florida farm → |
| spouse | Janie Crawford → |
| symbolizes |
patriarchal control
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security without love → traditional expectations of marriage → |
| timePeriodOfFiction | early 20th century American South → |
| viewOfMarriage | marriage as work and security → |
Referenced by (3)
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