In Their Eyes Were Watching God, how do the novel's first two paragraphs point towards differences in the language used by men and women?

The famous first two paragraphs of this novel immediately
establish the novel's perspective on gender difference and its importance to the story
as a whole. In particular, what is notable about this opening is the way that it
immediately draws reference to the differences between men and women rather than their
equality. These paragraphs introduce the theme of men and women being mutually
inter-dependent, as both need things from each other, and of course is developed in
Janie's quest as she looks for a man who can complement her and to whom she can offer
things as well.

If we look at the second paragraph, we can
see that it introduces a kind of general principle that foreshadows so much of the
action in the novel. Men apparently are never able to attain their dreams, but women
have the ability to pursue their dreams. Janie's unstinting and defiant quest in search
of her dreams shows this to be self-evident, in spite of the way in which this brings
her so much suffering. Regardless, she remains defiant in her
course.

A key theme of this novel is finding a voice, and
we can relate this process to the gender differences introduced in these first two
paragraphs by focusing on the process by which women gain their voice, as demonstrated
by Janie's example. Janie's quest in many ways is to find her voice, and this is her
dream, which makes her "act and do things accordingly," in contrast to the men of the
play, whose dreams remain unfilfilled and unachieved.