Character Development in Chapter Two of Their Eyes Were Watching God In Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, the character Nanny dies at beginning of Janie's adventures, but her influence is felt throughout the book. In this way, he is a minor character with effects on the main character. This makes the nanny important. The reader learns a lot about the nanny in the last paragraph of chapter two, mostly from her dialogue, including unique syntax, diction, and imagery. "And, Janie, maybe it wasn't much, but I did the best I could with you. I raked and scraped and bought that little piece of land so you didn't have to stand in the white boys' yard tucking your head in front of the other kids at school. It was all good well when you were little old enough to understand things, I wanted you to look at yourself. Ah, I don't want your feathers always ruffled by people throwing things in your face. And you can't die easily thinking that maybe men are white or the black is making you a cup of spit: have some sympathy for me Put it down easy, Janie, I have a broken plate The last paragraph of chapter 2 of the nanny's dialogue is indicative of its time and place,. which allows for a fuller picture of her beyond physical descriptions that Tata is a black Southern woman, just from her syntax. Examples include “Ah done de best Ah kin by you,” which is not the way a Northern white person would phrase this statement. In the next sentence, the image of the nanny is confirmed by its construction: "Ah I raked, scraped and bought...". which is not the simplest or most common way to phrase this statement. The diction used in these regional constructions further supports the image of the nanny. Examples of this include "Ah done" instead of "I did", "this little piece of land" instead of "this little piece of land" or "you" replacing "your". In Nanny's speech with Janie, she includes many images to support her claims. Examples include: “Ah, I don't want your feathers always curled up…”, “Ah, I can't die easily thinking perhaps of men.” . . “I'll make you a spit cup” and “Ah, I'm a broken plate”. These images are indicative of an education that involves many stories, often containing hyperbole. It is a style of figurative speech common in this culture, which continues today in the form of phenomena such as "dozens" and "lie sessions"..