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Their Eyes Were Watching God By Zora Neale Hurston Character Analysis

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Janie Crawford’s growth Janie’s relationships/marriages are what made her a more independent and expressive woman in her time. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie the main character is living through the early 20th century and is forced to marry a man to live a sustainable life. Later running off with someone for a bigger and better life, when her second husband died she met a younger man who gave her every second of the day. Janie learns to be more expressive and not let anyone suppress her, she learns about herself and what love is supposed to be like. Janie learns that money doesn’t make a marriage from her first marriage with a somewhat wealthy farmer named Logan Killicks. Janie got into the marriage because …show more content…

Janie met Tea Cake while she was working at the grocery store. He was immediately attracted to her and her presence, she started talking to her while she worked. He fell for her and she did too, they enjoyed each other's presence and they ended up running away from the town they met to go to Lake Okeechobee where they live until the end. Janie was warned by the people in Eastville that she would end out like Ms. Tyler, she had also run away with a younger man, she was a widow left with money, and the younger man took all her money and she had to return to the town with no money. Janie was sure she wouldn’t end out like Ms.Tyler but she has that idea and fear in the back of her head. Everything in their relationship was as close to perfect as possible until Janie realized that the money she had hidden was gone, she confronted Tea Cake and he said he gambled the money attempting to make more and give them a nice vacation. Everything went smoothly after that up until a huge hurricane flooded the town and Tea Cake got bit by a wild dog, nothing serious about the bite. Teacake after the hurricane was having trouble swallowing water which alerted Janie that something wasn’t right. She called a doctor and they told Janie that she shouldn’t sleep in the same bed as him because people with his symptoms tended to bite, Tea Cake had a case of rabies. The doctor said that there was a low chance of survival because he was so far gone and Tea Cake showed levels of aggression that was a danger for Janie. Janie was comforting Tea Cake and he pulled a gun on her, she does the same and Janie ends up shooting and killing Tea

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He uses the stolen money to host a lavish party for him and his friends. His irresponsible decision to spend the stolen money on himself rather than on Janie or their relationship exemplifies his self-centeredness. On the surface, it appears that Tea Cake is generous as he is throwing a party for his friends, however, his true motivation behind the act is to present himself superior. Janie's trust in Tea Cake is understandably shaken by Tea Cake’s actions, causing her to reevaluate their relationship and to form a negative view on marriages in general. Later when Janie decides to confront Tea Cake his recklessness is apparent.

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Roughly a day later, he returns and is ecstatic to share everything that has happened and all the gambling fun he has had. Janie, worried sick, is disappointed in Tea Cake but quickly gets over it because he is back and all hers. Compared to her previous marriages, this was not forced. Janie and Tea Cake had a genuine shared love. Tea Cake and Janie live happily until a hurricane hits them, and Janie is swept away.

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