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43. "Janie had robbed him of his illusion of irresistible maleness that all men cherish, which was terrible." (pg. 79)

Jody's plan to take attention off of his condition and put it on Janie backfired and, since she has access to all of the information she needs by being his wife, she knows exactly will bring him down and hit him where it hurts.