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             This excitement of what was out in the world came to an abrupt halt when Janie's grandmother, one day, had a talk with her. Janie was unaware of how bad black people had it – especially black women. Since grandmother knew the levels of how bad humans could be to one another, she insisted on Janie's marriage right away. Grandmother overlooked that Janie had a future because she herself had a worse situation as a child. Janie's grandmother admits, "Yeah, Janie, youse got yo' womanhood on yuh. So Ah mout ez well tell yuh whut Ah been savin' up for uh spell. Ah wants to see you married right away." (The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Literature 308) Grandmother tells Janie of a man who has been interested in a young woman's hand in marriage. His name is Logan Killicks, and he had a wife that already grew old with him and passed away. Mr. Killicks is a man that can protect Janie, as grandmother states: "'Taint Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have, baby, it's protection." (The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Literature 309) The key word is protection. Marriage, in Janie's mind, was about true love; consequently, she was being told marriage was about protection alone. Because Janie had no mother or father around, getting a husband was a good plan because grandmother was too tired to continue raising Janie. "Don't think Ah don't feel wid you Janie, 'cause I do. Ah couldn't love yuh no more if Ah had uh felt yo' birth pains mahself. Fact uh de matter, Ah loves yuh a whole heap more'n Ah do yo' mama, de one Ah did birth. But you got to take in consideration you ain't no everyday chile like most of 'em. You ain't got no papa, you might jus' as well say no mama...you ain't got nobody but me." (The Prentice Hall Anthology of African American Liter...