What Are Some Examples Of Janie's Relationship In Their Eyes Were Watching God

Janie experiences many relationships which help her understand the person she is and what she needs to become happy. Throughout Jamie’s multiple marriages she realizes how important equality is within a marriage, and shows how she develops into a woman while enduring these three relationships. In the story, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Hurston, the author shows how life experiences, especially marriage, helps develop and has people come to an understanding of their true colors. The main character Jaine represents a woman from the turn of the century, who undergoes the life of a black woman and the struggles she went through. While dealing with this lifestyle, Janie gets to find out about herself, her goals in life, and what love really

In Janie’s first marriage she felt a separated and distant connection between Logan since she was forced into marriage by her grandmother. She saw Logan as dirty and unloveable after the first few months of their relationship. The idea of this marriage was for janie to be protected and have Logan offer stability for her, but in the end she saw that happiness and love are more important than those things. An example of Janie not finding Logan lovable could have been his physical attributes, “‘His belly is too big too, now, and his toe-nails look lak mule foots’… She began to cry.” (page 56). Janie saw Logan as repulsive and knew that she couldn’t let other people make decisions for her in the future or she wouldn’t be able to live freely. After dealing with this marriage for about three months, Janie decides to leave Logan in search of a new beginning where she can’t make the choices for

During this marriage Janie found true love and happiness when being with Tea Cake. This was the first time Janie felt respected and equal in a relationship since the last two men ended up treating her very poorly. After spending time with Tea Cake she realized that the horizon she once dreamed of reaching was possible and all had to do with the man she chose to be with. Janie was given another chance from God to relive her golden days, and she saw it as a rebirth in which she had the chance to experience the fun and adventurous side of herself. After Tea Cake decides to take Janie's money and throw a party behind her back, janie is more mad at the fact that she didn’t share those memories with her. "Looka heah, Tea Cake, if you ever go off from me and have a good time lak dat and then come back heah tellin' me how nice Ah is, Ah specks tuh kill yuh dead. You heah me?"(page 167). In this quote, you can see the disappointment in Janie after Tea Cake decided to throw a party with Janie's stolen money. The fact that she is more frustrated with Tea Cake for not bringing her and not the fact that he stole her money, shows the feelings that Janie holds for Tea Cake. After Tea Cake saw this in Janie, the love in their relationship grew into a stronger bond. Due to Janie’s luck, Tea Cake soon gets rabies which turns him against her making her kill Tea