What I think Janie’s hair represents to Joe in this quote is Janie’s beauty and what Joe doesn’t have but wants. I think this because as stated in the book Janie is said to have long curly hair and the men like Janie’s hair because it wasn’t common to see a black woman with a hair texture like that. Joe tends to get very jealous when he sees other men touching or commenting on Janie’s hair so he makes Janie put on a head rag to cover it up when she goes out. Janie’s hair also represents what Joe doesn’t have because Joe most likely is only with Janie because he likes her long hair and her beauty. Joe is seen later on mistreating Janie and constantly treating her like a servant to him. I think this represents what Joe wants because Joe wants to have Janie’s beauty and nice features because all he has is his money.

What I think Janie’s hair represents to her is her family's past and history. I think this because in the book it said that Janie’s grandmother (Nanny) was raped by her slave owner and because of this Janie’s mother had a different type of hair texture which was passed onto Janie. I'm not sure if Janie is proud of her hair or if she sees it as a burden that she carries with her because of her family's past and with the way Joe makes her hide it from people.

My thought on the trailer “Good Hair” by Chris Rock and the Oscar- nominated short film “Hair Love” is that I personally thought it was very strange how in “Good Hair” no wig shops wanted to take the hair that he was giving out because it was black people hair. One thing that surprised me was that one of the wig sellers was black and they said that they don’t want to take the wig because it's not in style to wear nappy hair which I thought made no sense. My thought on the short film “Hair Love” was that I thought it was really nice how the mother took the time to make hair tutorial videos for the father. I felt that I personally was able to relate to how the film portrayed her hair as being a monster because it was hard to tame and manage. I was able to relate to this because it’s difficult to manage my hair as well and I typically ask my mother to do my hair for me.