Logan Killicks

The dialogue and actions of Logan Killicks helps to allow the reader to assess and define his character. A few months after Logan and Janie marry, Logan tells Jannie, “Mah fust wife never bothered me ‘bout choppin’ no wood nohow...You done been spoilt rotten.” (Hurston 26). This piece of dialogue reveals that at some point in the past, Logan is a husband to another woman. Also, Logan is saying that compared to his previous wife, Janie is spoiled because she doesn’t chop wood and only does house work. When Logan makes the comparison between his past wife and current wife, it shows that Logan likes having a wife do work just as a man in contrast to the overall consensus that a woman’s place is in the house.

Later on in the story, Logan needs help moving a pile of manure, Janie responds by saying, “You don’t need mah help out dere, Logan. Youse in yo’ place and Ah’m in mine.” (Hurston 31). Logan then responds to that by telling Janie, “You ain’t got no particular place. It’s wherever Ah need yuh. Git uh move on yuh, and dat quick.” (Hurston 31). When Logan says this, it shows that Logan thinks he can use and command his wife to do what he wants, when he wants, and at any time he wants. This brings out the idea that women should be able to be independent if they want to be and not tied down to a man who would do such controlling things to them.






This relates to the movie "Enough" because in the movie, the main character, Slim, has a controlling husband just like Logan is the controlling husband of Janie.