Jornal entry: the opening and closing of the novel, compairisons

when comparing the beginning and ending of the book, noticeable themes and motifs take place. particularly in the beginning and closing paragraphs. they both have a sea fairing motif to them. notice that both scenes depict either a horizon or a sea, which could represent many things about the world Janie lives in. even tide is mentioned in both of them in accordance to experiences. the main difference to both of them is that the beginning paragraph has a slightly hopeless overtone, "his dreams mocked to death by time"(Hurston, 1) conveying hopelessness in achieving all of ones dreams, while the last paragraph conveys a sense of experience and light.