In Zora Neale Hurston And Janie In Their Eyes Were Watching God

Janie was no longer letting anything control her any longer. She was making her own decisions now by talking to Jordan and not listening to her grandmother, who told her to respect her husband. With the results of this, Janie ran from Killicks to marry Joe for numerous years while waiting for her hunger for love to be filled. However it never was with Joe. After the death of Joe, Janie soon found Tea Cake, who gave her the love she starved for: “after a long time of passive happiness, she got up and opened the window and let Tea Cake leap forth and mount to the sky on a wind” (Hurston 107). Hurston gave Janie Tea Cake to show that she was no longer going to wait around and wait for love. She was now going to find it herself. Proving that she was no longer the naive girl who sat under a tree and dreamed all day.

This is not because she did anything wrong, but rather because a neighbor’s brother showed interest in her. Tea Cake was not, truly, free of the misogynistic stereotypes of women, and the event showed deep down the possessiveness he felt for her. “Before the week was over he had whipped Janie. Not because her behavior justified his jealousy, but it relieved that awful fear inside him. Being able to whip her reassured him in possession” (147). Again, Janie is in a marriage where her husband thinks of her as a property. Tea Cake’s character brought much hope for a lifestyle in which Janie could be independent and powerful, participate in conversation and checkers, and be respected on an equal level. Ultimately, Tea Cake was still possessive, and in many ways was not in fact free of the suppressing beliefs of society as a whole. His character is evident of how deep rooted the beliefs were. Tea Cake passed away, but Janie carried on, returned to Eatonville, once again showcasing her

Some can seem good, but actually be very horrible people and some can seem bad, but actually just have a few flaws in their lives. Tea Cake falls under the latter. When Tea Cake was bitten by the rabid dog, he starts to become very ill. He starts going crazy and Janie begins to get scared of him. One night, Tea Cake awakes and threatens Janie with a pistol. Janie had kept a shotgun loaded just in case. Tea Cake starts to shoot, but Janie has turned the revolver to the blank shots. Janie tries to talk him down, but she has to defend herself and shoot Tea Cake. She is charged with murder, and then later proved innocent. Overall, Tea Cake is the best man for Janie because he was a selfless person with her, he loves her with all his heart, and he works hard to provide for her. He treats her the best a man could and also provides an amazing life for her. Tea Cake is just an ordinary man that tries his best to be the best man, and overall, the best husband in the

Janie endures her final marriage with Vergible Woods, better known as Tea Cake. Tea Cake is twelve years younger than Janie. Despite the age difference, Janie finds an interest in Tea Cake. However, initially, Janie is afraid of being disappointed for a third time which causes her to be hesitant in building a relationship with Tea Cake. Eventually, Janie overcomes her fear of being hurt and decides to marry Tea Cake. Although Tea Cake ultimately becomes the love of Janie’s life, soon into the marriage, Janie begins to realize Tea Cake’s flaws. Tea Cake has a

Janie didn’t marry Tea cake until after the death of her second husband, Joe but again chose to marry him on her own account and how she loved him. Even though Janie loved Tea Cake she learned not everyone else may have thought they were equitable for one another and this forced her to have to choose between what everyone else wanted or what she wanted. “‘But, Janie, Tea Cake, whilst he ain’t no jail-bird, he ain’t got uh dime tuh cry. Ain’t you skeered he’s jes after yo’ money—him bein’ younger than you,’” (112). Even Janie’s best friend, the one speaking, Pheoby questions Janie’s relationship with Tea Cake. Just as the situation with leaving Killicks, Janie had to grow as a person and decide whether to do what she wanted or what others wanted for her. Janie also learned sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reason. “The pistol and the rifle rang out almost together. The pistol just enough after the rifle to seem its echo,” (184). This is when Janie and Tea Cake shot at one another. Tea Cake shot aiming to kill Janie due to being ill and not thinking straight and Janie shot with intentions of killing Tea Cake because she feared for her life and so Tea Cake would no longer have to suffer from his illness, which was Rabies. Janie loved Tea Cake but learned that even though she loved him she had to think of what was best for him when it came to the least amount

As time went on Jannie began to realize that Tea Cake was extremely different, that he meant what he said and truly loved her. He even thought that she was one of the greatest people there was. Tea Cake was a huge improvement to Joe Starks. When Janie looked at Tea Cake she “felt a self-crushing love” (pg. 128), that she had never felt with Joe or with Logan. Tea Cake was the one who helped Janie to transform into a happier and hardworking woman, who was very loyal to her new husband. She learned to put trust into him and she learned what marriage was supposed to be like. Tea Cake showed Janie that, as the wife, she wasn’t supposed to be treated as if she were a slave, but she should be treated as if she were royalty. Tea Cake was able to convert her outlook on life from fairly negative to very positive, and she loved Tea Cake more than any of her former

Despite the happiness Janie feels with Tea Cake, Hurston makes it clear that she has not found an ideal man. Janie’s relationship with Tea Cake begins to be perplexing, controlling, and challenging. Tea Cake and Janie’s relationship begins to show a lot of flaws. For example, when Tea Cake hosts a party with the money he stole from Janie. He begins flirting with other women, he gambles more often than before, and he even beats Janie to prove how much power he has over her.

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston revolves around the struggles of Janie Starks to find a certain form of love in a still much divided time in society. This essential theme of love is not actually brought out in full effect until the death of Janie’s second husband, Joe Starks. This death brings about the discovery of Tea Cake, a man who fulfills Janie’s views on love, via the compositions of springtime: bright skies, sunny days, and bugs flying around. It took Janie a constant search for this type of love, and after the death of Joe, she finally found it.

Tea Cake: Tea Cake is fun, spontaneous, and treats Janie with more equality than her previous husbands. He is the only husband Janie ever truly loves and reciprocates her feelings. This marriage allows Janie to fulfill her dream of marrying for love and by dying, he allows her to live her life in full independence.

In the eleventh and thirteenth chapters of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie had found a new man, Tea Cake, but is worried because she is too old for him and believes he just wants her for money. She takes it slow because of this reason and wants to be frank with him. So when he arrives after a week of being gone, she can not resist him. She laughs and jokes with him, she even plays checkers with him. Hezekiah warns Janie about Tea Cake, not because he is married or a thief, but never has money and is friendly with a rich widow. Even though Tea Cake explains how much he loves Janie, she is still cautious towards him. When they meet again the next day, Tea Cake mentions his daytime thoughts, and states that he loves

Janie’s relationship with Tea Cake transformed when Oprah Winfrey solely cared about making Janie and Tea Cake’s affair pure and about love more than illustrating how Janie grew as a person and young lady. “While Tea Cake is vital to Janie’s development, he is not an indispensable part of her life, a crucial truth that is revealed when Janie shoots him” (sparknotes). By Oprah making Janie and Tea Cake’s

Janie tells Pheoby that Tea Cake is gone and she returned because she was no longer happy living with Tea Cake

Teacake was charismatic and his character attracted Janie. He was different than Janie’s other husbands, and he showed his affection towards Janie. Teacake later teaches Janie many things, in which she would have never discovered them for herself. As a result of marrying Teacake, Janie learns how to play checkers and shoot a gun. “Put dat two hundred back wid de rest, Janie. Mah dice. Ah no need no assistance tuh help me feed mah woman. From now on, you gointuh eat whutever mah money can buy uh and wear de same. When Ah ain’t got nothin’ you don’t git nothin’." Unlike Janie’s other husbands, Teacake was very opened and understood what love really meant. He never cheated or disloyal Janie in any way. As a man, Teacake is ultimately the one who changes Janie’s life completely. He understands what Janie really wanted and always had what it takes to be her

Zora Neale Hurston composed a classic African American love story entitled “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in 1937. Throughout the novel, Janie gets married three times in hopes of finding the contentment she has been searching for. The failure of her first two marriages lead her to the next as they consist of her spending her days laboring and being dominated by men. Her time with Logan Killicks and Joe Starks helps Janie realize that love does not automatically come from marriage, but Tea Cake shows her what true love is. After spending years seeking inner happiness and serenity, Janie at last endures the bliss of life she has always hoped for.

Being whisked away in a carriage by a handsome prince is every girl's dream. A fairytale full of love, bees and blossoms is what Janie, the protagonist of the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, longed for. In the novel, Janie goes through a pivotal moment in where she grows from being a naive little girl who believes love is a fairytale to a mature woman who knows love is a roller coaster full of twists, turns and most importantly sacrifices. Janie experiences this pivotal moment when she herself has to kill her true love, Tea Cake. As hard as it was for Janie to do this she knew Tea Cake was suffering and he would be at peace if she ended his life. After this experience Janie matures in knowledge and realizes sacrifice comes with true love. This pivotal moment makes the reader ponder on the question ‘What does it take to find your true love?’