![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That terrible ordeal leaves Leafy as an alcoholic and frustrated, leaving her daughter, Janie, with Nanny. She gives birth to Janie, who is now narrating the story of her life. When Leafy is young and attends a school, she too is molested by her teacher. Therefore, she makes a successful escape during the Civil War to break the yoke of slavery. Leafy, the birth of that incident, then, becomes the center of her eyes. Then Nanny narrates her ordeal that she was molested by her owner during her slavery. Though, her grandmother happens to be observing them guides her about her first reactions. She is now in her forties and her reflection takes her back to her blossoming puberty when she receives first the attention of a local boy, Johnny Taylor, who kisses her, showing his love for her. Janie Crawford recollects her life and the times when she was growing up. ![]()
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