| A | B |
| Moves out | Joe does this in Chapter 8 |
| Sick | Joe's health declines |
| Lonely | Janie becomes this |
| Curse | Joe believes Janie has placed one on him |
| Medicine Man | Joe sees him rather than a doctor |
| Forces | Janie does this to see Joe |
| Different | How Janie wishes things could have been |
| Controlling | Janie says Joe was like this to her |
| Dies | Joe does this after Janie confronts him |
| Pity | Janie feels this for Joe after he dies |
| Head rag | Janie removes this after Joe dies |