Jay Johnson is Avey Johnson's husband in Praisesong for the Widow. Jay is the husband that she misses, and she is saddens by her lack of mourning his "death". Jay was what she called him before he transformed into Jerome Johnson, the man who tried to keep up with society, who tried to make life better for his family, but in the process lost a sense of who he really was. Avey misses this Jay, this man who talked to only her in bed, who made special situations for him and her. Avey was never able to mourn Jay's personality's death, the man she truly loved, and the man she very much misses. Jay represents the self, true to who he was, and not who he tried to be. Jay was special, while Jerome just tried to impress and succeed, leaving his soul behind in the wake.
Stephanie Lestelle
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