PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE MEANING OF THIS QUOTE: "Jody wasn’t so young as he used to be. There was already something dead about him … Eyes a little absent too. Jody must have noticed it too. Maybe, he had seen it long before Janie did, and had been fearing for her to see. Because he began to talk about her age all the time as if he didn’t want her to stay young while he grew old."

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Huston

i'm thinking it would be when compound subjects are joined by or, nor,either-or, neither-nor.

the chosen symbology is the 'sweet secret' which anna confesses on january 6th.

anne's thoughts on her mother are further indication of her growing maturity and of her feelings of isolation from her mother.

the homoeroticism of this passage led it to be excluded from early editions of the journal. this passage shows anne's simultaneous innocense about and fascination with sex. she's clearly aware and unafraid of being sexual, but at the same time is seemingly unaware that her homosexual feelings could be considered taboo back then.

hope this !

noun phrase/ noun phrase/ verb phrase/ noun clause/ awnsers are in order to questions above