Chapters 1 and 2

While Janie is coming back home the townspeople are very unpleasant and mean towards her. The townspeople gossip Janie and tell her that the only reason why she decided return home was because of her break up with her boyfriend and that she had no money now. As a child Janie was also treated this way and she was also gossiped on mainly when she was staying with a white family. Most of the people (school children, townspeople) are simple jealous of Janie though because she is able to interact with a white family and she is a very lucky and spoiled girl. The other kids in her school don't have that same opportunity and therefore they become jealous and gossip. As Janie grew up though she became accustomed to people behaving this way with her and she didn't mind it at all.