My God, they shouldn't think of anything themselves.". This idea of ​​thinking greatly influences Janie and gives her the idea that, as they say for children, she should only be seen and not heard Joe greatly influences her with this and similar ideas, making Janie feel like she cannot think, act or feel for herself, and she is. a pawn in Joe's chess game of all women, and Janie, on the same level as children and animals, giving Janie the strong impression that she is more of an object than a human being. either an employee of her husband Joe's store, she lives her life in The shadows of Joe's life impose the idea on her that it is not appropriate for her to talk to anyone in town or to. participating in one of their games and activities As more attention is focused on Janie over time, Joe begins to feel insecure about himself, and therefore forces Janie to hide her only ones. forms of individuality, and creates in Janie the feeling that she is a puppet tied to strings, having no personal value and that she was brought into this world by mistake. The story powerfully expresses many different ideas and thoughts about sexism, gender roles, and feminism. The story is about a woman who begins to overcome all of these and many other ideas and beliefs.