Their Eyes Were Watching God 4
Tea Cake is Janie's love, peace, and best friend. When he was introduced in the novel, I saw that he is a fun, loving person and would be perfect for Janie. As he played his "box", guitar, his music symbolized beauty. Tea Cake was a man who could and would do anything to make himself and Janie happy. His genuine kindness and intelligence made him successful. After Janie leaves Eatonville with Tea Cake, they travel to the Everglades to build their lives. They work together, live together, and love together. When a great hurricane arrives, they must literally run for their lives. They return to their home after the storm only to discover that Tea Cake has been bitten by a rabid dog while ...
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mature into a woman, but her soul remains as a child. Janie's light colored skin was contributed by her father, a white teacher who raped Janie's mother as she was a student. Janie's smooth, black hair is kept at a very long length, tied in a rope draped down her back. This symbolizes her life, long and eventful. Her clothing was mainly of overalls, useful to Janie when she was working in the Everglades with Tea Cake. Janie was very good looking. Her figure was slim and men lost their eyes looking at her beauty. Some people might think that Janie was stuck up, but I think that a portray of her like that is merely misunderstanding. Her spark of life has people fall for her hidden beauties. This spark won the hearts of her second husband, Joe Starks, and her third husband, Tea Cake, not to mention all the Everglade workers.
The long road symbolizes Janie's life. Each road isn't perfect in dimensions nor in consistency. Each road is different and can never be copied. Janie's life is ...
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