On pages 18 and 19 Nanny tells us that she was raped, resulting in her daughter, and her daughter was raped which resulted in Janie. This reinforces the idea of the types of lifestyles these colored folks lived and the hardships they had to endure and accept as a part of life. This is the reason Nanny wants to help Janie find a good man because she really has no say in the matter. Whichever man wants Janie will most likely get her, so Nanny wants her to jump at the opportunity of getting a decent husband so she doesn’t wind up like her and her mother.
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