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How Does Janie Change Throughout The Book Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Throughout the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, the eyes of individuals started opening to God’s work that occurred, but Janie’s eyes became open to God’s gift that he held for her for decades; which portrays itself as self-revelation. The exposition of Janie has already formed her to become unknowledgeable to her worth. The care that Janie intended to have for people allowed her to maintain betrayal and internal damage through years at a time. Dramatic events Janie briefly went through gave her permanent feelings about living for herself, instead of living for others and seasonal expectations. Citizens of Eatonville felt that God’s gift led them to destruction; however, the gift of God led Janie to reconstruction of progress, self-love, …show more content…

Younger in age, Tea Cake teaches Janie how to live again without any worries of the past. “…and eventually Janie’s heart is won over by his fun-loving, egalitarian nature-he respects her as an equal and takes her on midnight fishing trips(win-win)” (Shmoop). Despite Janie’s middle-age status, she felt younger again because of Tea Cake’s younger age and how he felt about that days of life living to the absolute fullest. “Tea Cake, on the other hand, engages her speech, conversing with her and putting himself on equal terms with her; her love for him stems from his respect for her individually (SparkNotes-Themes). Feelings for one another falls deeply that Janie becomes so impatient to love and complete the lifetime expectation role once again. Janie’s mindset rests at a peaceful sensing of one self, embracement by Tea Cake forms the growth of happiness, life, and spirit. Patience for Tea Cake remained at a complete high through his gambling issues, physical altercations, and indulgent antics with another woman. Temporary emotions of resentment never allowed her feelings to change because of locked independence she placed into herself through her uplifting experiences. Any occurrence could appear, but Janie keeps hope because she knows that there lies no challenge that cannot have a possibility of …show more content…

Janie’s courtroom case showed that lack of respect her fellow town mates tend to obtain. “…the courtroom scene, in Chapter 19, after which Janie is comforted by white women but scorned by her black friends” (SparkNotes-Themes). Despite feeling disowned, Janie kept faith internally because her independence and care for herself made her realize that whatever effect comes along the way, she will have closure. Living for one-self motivates Janie to live the life that she never had the opportunity to live due to living under individuals that betrayed her destination for

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