Tea Cake And Janie Relationship

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Proceeding to Janie’s marriage to Tea Cake, Janie not only gains profound confidence but an ability to assert her identity as a “free” woman in which she was previously denied by Jody’s overall dominance. From chapters 11-16 the audience learns more about Tea Cake who helps drive Janie toward unconditional love. Before his arrival, Janie has already started to find her own voice, as it is demonstrated when she finally stands up to Jody, and released her hair from the shackles, but when she becomes more associated with Tea Cake she gains a strong and sanguine outlook to achieving her overall dream of unconditional love. Nevertheless as Janie becomes more attached with Tea Cake she is able to gain personal growth as women, and be able to blossom …show more content…

He could be a bee to a blossom-a pear tree blossom in the spring… So this was a marriage”.
Initially when Janie meets Tea Cake, Janie already begun to develop a strong, proud sense of self, but Tea Cake accelerates this personal growth. Ever since her moment under the pear tree, Janie has known that she will find the meaning of love through Tea Cake. In Tea Cake, she finds someone who doesn't suppress her personality and someone who respects her. Whereas Logan treats her improperly and Jody suppresses her, Tea Cake plays with her. Instead of stifling her personality, he encourages it, introducing her to new experiences and skills. Staring from chapter 11 Hurston deepens our understanding of Janie’s attraction to Tea Cake. Although it was Tea Cake who has more feelings for Janie these feeling spark Janie’s mindset to actually consider Tea Cake to be the blossoming pear tree. Moreover further in the chapters the audience witnesses how much Janie has matured since her relationship with Jody as previously she wasn’t able to express ideas and emotions such as when she blames her Nanny for distorted priorities about life in general. Her Nanny experienced slavery which was a harsh life in which she passed down the notion that materialism is particularly ideal in order to live a smooth life. Janie’s sympathy for her grandmother represents

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