Eatonville: Home and Home Again

Eatonville is a small, tight-knit community of black people that Janie spends most of her life with. The way I imagine it is that the town is a long lost brother she met, then soon enough left, and sooner returned to. Janie reached it with Jody, and he dressed her brother up for him, got him up on his feet. Eventually, he becomes corrupted with the ideals Jody instilled in him, making it tougher for Janie to stand him. But she said nothing.
At first Eatonville was a collection of houses, with not even a store. Jody fixed the store problem, and even got them a post office. And with those in place, they got their first street lamp. Eatonville figuratively became an adult, and all its inhabitants were proud of what he became. The boy went from a few shacks in the woods to a town recognized by the government in a matter of months. Then Jody died, and Janie had to take care of him now. Of course, everyone helped, as Janie continued minding the store. Janie and her sibling became more tense with each other, and all Eatonville did was nothing but gossiping about then Janie's future third spouse wandered through, sweeping Janie off her feet. She still felt love for her brother, but instead ran off with Tea Cake to the Glades. Now Eatonville is spiteful of her. They say it is a good riddance. But as the story moves on, Tea Cake dies as well, and Janie has no option but to return to her brother and accept him for who he is, no matter what he thinks of her.