not see them as trophies to be put on the mantle nor assets in a marriage or love affair. Women are complex human beings who should never be underestimated, especially if they have been suppresses as long as Janie has. “Who ever heard of uh teacake bein’ called Mister! If you wanta be real high toned and call me Mr. Woods, dat’s de way you feel about it. If yuh wants to be uh lil friendly and call me Tea Cakes, dat would be real nice.” He was closing and bolting windows all the time he talked
People, places, and actions can all have impacts on a person as an individual. Everything said, viewed, and heard may be seen as unimportant but can affect what we believe and what we learn. Janie has learned that with what she first believed being in loved meant and entitles. As she grew up and mature with the wisdom she learned the truth. In what love is what it entitle, on how her husband should act, and how she should be able to identify her dreams and not just see her husband’s. In the novel
In the importance of being earnest Wilde used food to show hidden messages throughout the play, some that may reflect the personal pass of some characters and others that follow the conflict between two personals. Every instance where food is mentioned – from Algernon’s opening discussion of wine with his servant, to the girls’ insults over tea– is fraught with conflict. The fight over something as basic as food shows that it might represent another carnal desire: the comical effects and society’s
What we hope for is not always what we need. This is prevalent in the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston where the characters have his or her dream crushed for the sake of fate. This is especially true for Janie who strives throughout the novel to have her dream of “the pear tree” realized, and Hurston shows this using a variation of metaphor, imagery, and personification. Janie’s attempts at achieving her own pear tree and fails, nevertheless this is done so that she can
1. Pheoby is Janie’s best friend in Eatonville. Pheoby is the only person who is nice to Janie, and cares about Janie in town after she returns. Janie feels like she can trust Pheoby with her story, and when people ask Pheoby will tell them exactly what Janie told her. She won’t add her own details into the story, and she will not make up lies about what happened while Janie was gone. She will also not start any rumors and she won’t gossip about Janie’s story. Also, Pheoby will not judge Janie for
relating to a higher power. The title also reflects a sense of lacking control over the outcome and direction of life. Through Janie's experience with Teacake and one of the major turning points in the novel, the hurricane, the reader can see the relevance of the title to the novel as well as the novelist. Janie's relationship with Teacake is the area in the novel where references to God begin to emerge. Janie associates God with love as many people do, calling on religion only in the best
But the most found memories are of her unconditional love that she experiences from one of her husband's name Teacake. Janie tells Pheoby her life story all in the course of one evening. Pheoby learns that in her search for love and in the losses that she suffers through, Janie gains independence. Janie's independence
at three different times in her life. As Janie struggles to find a meaning of true love, as well as true love itself, we see her blossom in many different ways. The three men who are basis of this transformation are Logan Killicks, Joe Starks, and TeaCake. Each man has a specific effect on Janie, who is an African American women raised by her old school grandmother. Janie’s first marriage to Logan Killicks begins to shape her as it is a rather complicated time. The marriage to Logan
wanted to be a part of. While janie sacrificed her dignity and her morals for Jody she was not sacrificing in order to live by what she values most, it was for survival more than want. However, we see her true need for real love when she begins seeing Teacake and risking multiple aspects of her life for him. Janie is a lighter skinned woman, putting her in a higher social rank due to the racism infringed on people even in the African American community. She has a good amount of money in the bank and she
Throughout this novel many motifs take place one of the main one’s being Janie’s long, thick, beautiful black hair. Janie’s hair was a part of her and is how people recognized her except Logan who ignored it and Joe who forced her to hide it. Teacake was the only one who showed her how to embrace it. When Janie was married to Logan she was put to work like a man, there was absolutely no romance or physical attraction like Janie always wanted with a man, not to mention she was only 16 years old
In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their eyes were watching God the main character Janie is on a quest for self-fulfillment. Of Janie’s three marriages, Logan and Joe provide her with a sense of security and status. However, only her union with Teacake flourishes into true love. Janie’s first marriage to Logan Killicks was an arranged marriage by her Grandmother Nanny. One day Nanny caught Janie kissing the neighborhood riff raff Johnny Taylor, and Nanny becomes convinced that Janie has entered her
TeaCake makes no promises to Janie and has nothing to offer her except his love, making him different from his previous counterparts who promised to meet her every want and need but fails extremely short of their goal. Janie has low expectations for the relationship, and is proven mistaken when he gives her what she truly desires. TeaCake 's loving fidelity and simple but true love for her is a relief to Janie after her
seems to stray away form her own individuality more than would be wise, even if she does not realize it. This is mostly due to her naive nature and the people around her affecting the way she lives and thinks. for example, influences such as Nanny, Teacake, or Joe Starks. Nanny, Janie’s guardian, is a big influence in her life. Nanny means well for Janie because she had been a slave and wishes for Janie to live the life she could not. This causes Nanny to push expectations of early womanhood
black people, she wanted Janie to meet her brother who had white features. Her plan was for Janie to leave Teacake for her brother. Teacake didn't like Mrs. Turnner because she always made it seem like Janie was wasting her time with him. When teacake overheard Mrs. Turnner telling Janie to leave him for her brother, and calling him a "no good negro," he was enraged. Her comments damaged Teacake self-confidence, plus he already felt like he didn't deserve Janie. Hearing Mrs. Turnner talks about him
However, Teacake was the exact opposite of her last two men, he was broke. The relationship that Tea Cake and Janie formed together was the exact thing she had been looking for. As her husband, he inspired her as a person, embedded her on a pedestal, and was responsible for whatever he could to make sure she was happy every day. The bond that they created is exactly what the author wanted us to comprehend. Love is not about who has the most money or property. Teacake and Janie develop a
expects her to stay a widow and not find love. So, When she caught eyes for Mr. Vergible Woods, as well known as Teacake, the town disapproves of her selection. Janie, on the other hand, was not concerned about what they thought because she felt free with Teacake. Janie became Mrs. woods, and they went on to find life on the Much. One forsaken day, while trying to save Janie, Teacake got bitten by a Mad dog. On his last day on earth, he pointed a pistol at Janie but was shot with a
The tale of Janie crawford a woman who has growed up looking for love and finding who she is as a person. Janie has spent her life searching for true love, and she has came close a couple of times let’s see how it goes.Sacrifice is an important obstacle everyone goes through. Janie deliberately sacrifices her individuality throughout the story for the well beings of others which establishes the theme of individuality. Janie has been through a lot in her life as she is retelling her story to Pheoby
She has no more worries about money or land, since Joe left her with both of those. More importantly, Joe left her the audience of Eatonville, which she has taken to both loving and hating. First, Teacake is precisely the entertainer that Janie seems to want. He doesn’t value work, but rather gambling, singing and strumming. “Teacake’s house was a magnet.... the unauthorized center of the job.” Since Janie now has the necessities of life taken care
Voice and Language in Their Eyes Were Watching God In one way or another, every person has felt repressed at some stage during their lives. Their Eyes Were Watching God is a story about one woman's quest to free herself from repression and explore her own identity; this is the story of Janie Crawford and her journey for self-knowledge and fulfillment. Janie transforms many times as she undergoes the process of self-discovery as she changes through her experiences with three completely different
From Teacake’s first appearance in the novel, it is evident that their relationship would be equal. Teacake, unlike any other man, offers to play chess with Janie, as he uniquely sees that Janie has “good meat on [her] head” (96). In addition, Teacake encourages the development of Janie’s voice, even telling her that she has “got de world in uh jug” (104) and claiming that “[He is] glad tuh be de one tuh tell yuh” (104). Teacake’s