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"When Ah ain't got nothin' you don't git nothing. Dat's all right wid me." (pg 128)
This quote  characterizes their relationship by having them look at each other as equals, which for Janie is all right, and that Janie accepts how she would suffer anything with Tea Cake instead of alone.

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Jackson Lee #3          "Evenin, folks. Thought yall might lak uh lil music this evenin' so Ah brought long mah box" (Hurston 100)    Tea Cake is very sweet and cheerful, and a lot of people like to be around him .     

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Jackson Lee #3          "Evenin, folks. Thought yall might lak uh lil music this evenin' so Ah brought long mah box" (Hurston 100)    Tea Cake is very sweet and cheerful, and a lot of people like to be around him .     

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"In the cool of the afternoon the fiend from hell specially sent to lovers arrived at Janie’s ear. Doubt. All the fears that circumstance could provide and the heart feel, attacked her on every side. This was a new sensation for her, but no less excruciating. If only Tea Cake would make her certain!"(108)
Janie was worried that Tea Cake had left for a while. This was a new relationship and she was not accustom to it yet.

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"Maybe this strange man was up to something. But it was no place to show her fear there in the darkness between the house and the store. He had hold of her arm too. Then in a moment it was gone. Tea Cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all his life."
This quote starts to show the readers how Janie is starting to see more in Tea Cake. She Sees something that wasn't there before.

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"It was so crazy  digging worms by lamp light and setting out for Lake Sabella after midnight that she felt like a child breaking rules. That's what made Janie like it"

Here we can see that Tea Cake was already making Janie feel new ways off the bat. All this new excitement and happiness well describes their relationship.

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"Tea Cake and Janie gone hunting. Tea Cake and Janie gone fishing. Tea Cake and Janie gone to Orlando to the movies. Tea Cake and Janie gone to a dance."

As we can see from this passage, Janie actually feels relaxed doing stuff  with Tea Cake, unlike how she didn't really want to do something with or have anything to do with Joe Starks. This partnership is more normal than the last one.

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"Janie awoke next morning by feeling Tea Cake almost kissing her breath away. Holding her and caressing her as if he feared she might escape his grasp and fly away"

We can see in this quote how much Tea Cake loves and adores Janie. Janie did not ever receive this amount of love in her previous relationships so this feeling is new for Janie.

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“Honey, since you loose me and gimme privilege tuh tell yuh all about mahself, Ah’ll tell yuh. You done married one uh de best gamblers God ever made. Cards or dice either one. Ah can take uh shoe string and win uh tan yard.”

This was when Tea Cake revealed to Janie that he was a gambler. This shows that tea cake needs to have a healthy relationship with Janie by being honest and not taking that much of her life away from her.

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#5 " Janie, Ah gits lonesome out dere all day 'thout yuh." (133)
This quote shows that he would leave work just to see Janie more. This shows the love the Tea Cake has for Janie and how he would do anything just to see her more during the day.

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"'Cause Tea Cake ain't no Jody Starks, and if he tried tuh be, it would be uh complete flommuck. But de minute Ah marries 'im everybody is gointuh be makin' comparisons. So us is goin' off somewhere and start all over in Tea Cake's way'" (Hurston 114).

Janie is confirming that Tea Cake is someone who she is finally going to be happy with. She has put her trust in Tea Cake to help her start a new life away from all that she wants to leave behind once they eventually get married.

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Quote #5 " Ah'm older than Tea Cake, yes. But he done showed me where it's de thought dat makes de difference in ages" (Hurston 115).
This quote shows that Janie has confidence in her relationship with Tea Cake. She is able to stand up and defend their relationship, whereas with Jody she was never given the opportunity to speak for herself.

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"Tea Cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life. "

In this quote we see the start of Janie start to first realize tea cake. As she basically checks him out.

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"'Tain't so big uh chance as it seem lak, Pheoby. Ah'm older than Tea Cake, yes. But he done showed me where it's de thought dat makes de difference in ages. If people thinks de same they can make it all right" pg 115
-Tea Cake has the trust of Janie and age doesn't matter in their relationship.

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"Tea Cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life. Look at how she had been able to talk with him right off!"

This quote may also describe their friendship, since it's pretty obvious that they've gotten so well from right off the bat. They got together so well that they looked as though they had known each other all their lives, and this was a huge indication for Janie.

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"Not de kind we want fuh de occasion. You sells groceries for ordinary people. We'se gointuh buy for you. De big Sunday School picnic is tomorrow—bet you done forget it—and we got tuh be dere wid uh swell basket and ourselves." pg 108
-This shows how Tea Cake thinks about what Janie may want and how he cares about making her happy

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"Janie awoke next morning by feeling Tea Cake almost kissing her breath away. Holding her and caressing her as if he feared she might escape his grasp and fly away. Then he must dress hurriedly and get to his job on time. He wouldn't let her get him any breakfast at all. He wanted her to get her rest. He made her stay where she was. In her heart she wanted to get his breakfast for him. But she stayed in bed long after he was gone. " (107)

Janie felt comfortable being held by Tea Cake. She finally found someone who comforted her and made her feel safe. Tea Cake treated her as a person rather than an object so she felt more connected to him than she did others.

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#4 "He took her head in his hands and eased himself into the chair. She still didn't say anything. He sat stroking her head and looking down into her face." (121)
This quote shows how caring Tea Cake is to Janie. It shows how he takes care of Janie and how he is much different than Jody. He is kinder and more loving towards Janie than Jody ever was.

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Quote 6: "Hurry up and come because he was about to turn into pure sugar thinking about her.  Come on, baby, papa Tea Cake never could be mad with you!"

Janie is about to leave on a train and head to Jacksonville, where she will marry Tea Cake. This is significant because this is a big decision for her and she knows the consequences of getting into something and not knowing the outcome. However, it shows her love for him and it must be strong if she is moving away from a town she's lived in for a long time.

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Quote 5- "He frowned and struggled with the pegs of his imaginary instrument watching her out of the corner of his eye with that secret joke playing over his face. Finally she smiled and he sung middle C, put his guitar under his arm and walked on back to where she was." (141)

In this quote we find out that Tea Cake plays the guitar. The guitar is in tune when he feels good. Janie finds this attractive.

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"Janie, Ah hope God may kill me, if Ah'm lyin'. Nobody else on earth kin hold uh candle tuh you, baby. You got de keys to de kingdom." (pg 109)

This quote shows that Tea Cake loves Jody more that his own life. He believes that even if he dies, there is nobody else in the world as special as Janie is to him.

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Quote #4: "Tea Cake and Janie gone to dance. Tea Cake making flower beds in Janie's yard seeding the garden for her." (Hurston 110)

Tea Cake is looking out for Janie and wants to do anything for her. He cares for her and will do anything to see her smile.

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“Honey, since you loose me and gimme privilege tuh tell yuh all about mahself, Ah’ll tell yuh. You done married one uh de best gamblers God ever made. Cards or dice either one. Ah can take uh shoe string and win uh tan yard.” pg 125
this was when Tea Cake reveals to Janie that he is a gambler. this shows that tea cake wants to have a good relationship with Janie by being Honest and not keeping this big part of his life from her. Tea Cakes gambling shows a lot about his personality. typically gamblers take risks and could be reckless.

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"Jody classed me off. Ah didn't. Naw, Pheoby, Tea Cake ain't draggin' me off nowhere Ah don't want tuh go.  Ah always did want tuh git round uh whole heap, but Jody wouldn't 'low me tuh. When Ah wasn't in de store he wanted me tuh jes sit wid folded hands and sit dere " pg-112
-This show how differently Tea Cake is form Joe and that he wants to let Jannie live her life with him. Went Joe wanted her to stay in the store

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"Tea Cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life. Look at how she had been able to talk with him right off!"

This quote could also characterize their relationship because it is pretty evident that from right off the bat, they got along so well. They got along so well it felt as if they had known each other all her life and for Janie this was a big sign.

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"All next day in the house and store she thought resisting thoughts about Tea Cake. She even ridiculed him in her mind and was a little ashamed of the association. But every hour or two the battle had to be fought all over again. She couldn't make him look just like any other man to her" Page 106

We realize how much she liked Tea cakes, she can't stop thinking about him even if she tries not to

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#3 " He sat down on the the floor beside her and kissed and playfully turned up the corner of her mouth until she smiled." (121)
This quote shows how happy that Tea Cake made Janie and how it was completely different from her past relationship. It shows how they can have fun without doing much with each other.

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"Ah see whut it is, you doubted me 'bout de money. thought Ah had done took it and gone. ah don't blame yuh but it wasn't lak you think. De girl baby ain't born and her mama is dead, dat can git me tuh spend our money on her. ah told yo' before dat you got de key tuh de kingdom, you can spend on dat." page 121

in this quote Tea Cake realized that Janie thought he stole money. but he said he didn't and that he has a lot of money that she can spend. so he doesn't had to steal money from someone.

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"She was sorry for her friends back there and scornful of the others. The men held big arguments here like they used to do on the store porch. Only here, she could listen and laugh and even talk some herself if she wanted to. She got so she could tell big stories herself from listening to the rest. Because she loved to hear it, and the men loved to hear themselves, they would "woof" and "boogerboo" around the games to the limit. No matter how rough it was, people seldom got mad, because everything was done for a laugh." (Pg 134)
With Tea Cake, she has more freedom and can do whatever she wants to do without being controlled by Joe. She is able to listen, laugh, and even tell interesting stories. Everyone can joke around and no one would get mad.

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"Sometimes he won and made Janie proud of his skill. But outside of the two jooks, everything on that job went on around those two. " (133)

Tea Cake loved impressing Janie because he wanted her validation. He dedicated his work just to make her happy. Little did he know that Janie was happy with him no matter what he does.

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“Honey, since you loose me and gimme privilege tuh tell yuh all about mahself, Ah’ll tell yuh. You done married one uh de best gamblers God ever made. Cards or dice either one. Ah can take uh shoe string and win uh tan yard.”

Tea cake here seems to avoid the questionnaire that Janie had asked. He avoids it because he doesn't want Janie to believe he is a bad person.

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Things lak dat got uh whole lot tuh do wid convenience, but it ain’t got nothin’ tuh do wid love." Tea Cake is trying to say that he only cares about true love

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Quote 4: "'Janie, Ah hope God may kill me, if Ah'm lyin'.  Nobody else on earth kin hold uh candle tuh you, baby.  You got de keys to de kingdom'" (109).

The words Tea Cake are saying are somewhat similar to what Jody was saying to Janie at the start of their relationship. They are very king and swaying words to get her to fall in love. However, she catches on this time and is unsure if she wants to take a chance once again.

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"Tea Cake Love me in blue, so Ah wears it. Jody ain't never in his life picked out no color for me. De world picked out black and white for mournin', Joe didn't. So Ah  wasn't wearin' it for him. Ah was wearin' it for de rest of y'all." (pg 113)

This characterizes their relationship by telling us that Tea Cake loves to see Janie be her own person, and that in her last marriage, Joe and the world had made her be someone else, but Tea Cake saw her differently and let her be different.

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"ah ain't grievin' so why ah hafta mourn? Tea Cake love me in blue, so Ah wears it. Jody ain't never in his life picked out no color for me." page 113

you can tell she more happy in her relationship with Tea Cake than she was with Jody. And doesn't understand why she has to mourn someone who never truly appreciated her

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Quote #3: "Tea Cake fell in beside her and mounted the porch this time, So she offered him seat and they made a lot of laughter out of nothing" (Hurston 101)

The quote shows the beginning of their relationship and how they connect instantly.

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Quote 3- "She couldn’t make him look just like any other man to her. He looked like the love thoughts of women. He could be a bee to a blossom—a pear tree blossom in the spring. He seemed to be crushing scent out of the world with his footsteps. Crushing aromatic herbs with every step he took. Spices hung about him. He was a glance from God."

In this quote, we learn that Janie struggles with Tea Cake's attraction. We can infer that she finally feels love after her marriage with Joe. This shows how she feels around Tea Cake.

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"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?" "So you aims tuh partake wid everything, hunh?" "Yeah, Tea Cake, don't keer what it is." "Dat's all Ah wants tuh know From now on you'se mah wife and mah woman and everything else in de world Ah needs." "Ah hope so." (Pg. 124)
Janie wants to be with Tea Cake as much as possible and doesn't want to repeat the same situation where Joe would force her to work. She wants to have as much fun as possible with Tea Cake.

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"But it was always going to be dark to Janie if Tea Cake didn’t soon come back." This quote is talking about how if Tea cake doesn't come back. That means that T Cake Really loves Janie. Almost like He's the light of her world

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Quote #2 " 'De way you looked at me when Ah said whut Ah did. Yo' face skeered me so bad till mah whiskers drawed up.' 'Ah ain't got no business bein' mad at nothin' you do and say. You got it all wrong. Ah ain't mad atall' "(Hurston 104).
This quote shows that because Tea Cake is young he is more prone to make mistakes that someone older may not make. Yet, Janie chooses to see the kindness and respectful qualities that Tea Cake has and ends up forgiving him. This is a difference in her relationship with Tea Cake, where her relationship with Jody lacked communication and forgiveness.

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#2 "...Tea Cake ain't draggin' me off nowhere. Ah won't want tuh go. Ah always did want tuh git round uh whole heap, but Jody wouldn't 'low me tuh." (112)
This quote shows that she is having a better time with Tea Cake then she has ever had with Jody. She explains that Tea Cake doesn't push her to go somewhere she doesn't want to go and lets her go to places that she wants to go to. She compares that to Jody, who never would let her do anything and made her go places that she didn't want to go to.

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"Naw, mah husband didn't had nothin' but hisself. He's easy tuh love if you mess round 'im. Ah loves 'im." (141)

In this quote, we learned that Janie actually loved Tea Cake and she was not marrying him for money. She also defended him when people were talking behind his back.

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"They joked and went on till the people began to come in. Then he took a seat and made talk and laughter with the rest until closing time. When everyone else had left he said, “Ah reckon Ah done over-layed mah leavin’ time, but Ah figured you needed somebody tuh help yuh shut up de place. Since nobody else ain’t round heah, maybe Ah kin get de job.”"
pg. 98
this shows that Janie and Tea cake immediately bonded and there relationship became strong very fast. this also shows a lot of his character and we learn that he his kind, humble and doesn't want to use Janie for her money.

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"Tea Cake and Janie gone hunting. Tea Cake and Janie gone fishing. Tea Cake and Janie gone to Orlando to the movies. Tea Cake and Janie gone to a dance. Tea Cake making flower beds in Janie's yard and seeding the garden for her. Chopping down that tree she never did like by the dining room window. All those signs of possession" (Hurston 110).

We can see from this passage that Janie actually feels comfortable doing things with/for Tea Cake unlike how she did not want to really do anything for or have anything to do with Jody Starks. This relationship is definitely more natural than the last.

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“Good evenin’, Mis’ Starks,” he said with a sly grin as if they had a good joke together. She was in favor of the story that was making him laugh before she even heard it.

In this quote it shows how Janie seems to start liking tea cake in a way because they begin to be a little flirty.

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Quote 2: "He set it up and began to show her and she found herself glowing inside" (96).

In this quote, Tea Cake was setting up checkers. It was the probably one of the first time someone has included her in activity in over 20 years, and it made her very happy. Already, the relationship between the two seem to be going well and Janie is enjoying herself.

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"They flirt and play checkers again, and then Tea Cake walks Janie home."

Tea Cake ain't draggin' me off nowhere. Ah won't want tuh go. Ah always did want tuh git round uh whole heap, but Jody wouldn't 'low me tuh."

Good evenin’, Mis’ Starks,” he said with a sly grin as if they had a good joke together. She was in favor of the story that was making him laugh before she even heard it

Janie, Ah gits lonesome out dere all day 'thout yuh." (133)

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"Tea Cake fell in beside her and mounted the porch this time. So she offered him a seat and they made a lot of laughter out of nothing" Page. 101.

I feel like this quote shows her love for tea cakes. after eating the tea cake she felt some type of connection towards him like no other.

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1- "Tea Cake! So you sweet as all dat?" She laughed and he gave her a little cut-eye look to get her meaning. " Ah may be guilty. You better try me and see." (pg 97).
In this quote it shows how Janie's and Tea Cake's personality both connect and show happiness towards each other.

2- "Tea Cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life. Look how she had been able to talk with him right off!" (pg 99).
In this quote it clearly explains how Janie had felt after talking to Tea Cake. She felt a special connection to him as if they knew each other forever.

3- "Janie wanted to ask Hezekiah about Tea Cake, but she was afraid he might misunderstand her and think she was interested. In the first place he looked too young for her..." (pg 100).
In the quote Janie is curious about Tea Cake and wants to learn more about him. Although when she wants to ask, she also doesn't want anyone assuming things and starting rumors again about her. She starts making excuses about him to not be interested.

4- "All next day in the house and store she thought resisting thoughts about Tea Cake. She even ridiculed him in her mind and was a little ashamed of the association... She couldn't make him look just like any other man to her. He looked like the love thoughts of women... He was a glance from God." (pg 106).
No matter how much she doesn't want to think about him, she is compelled to. She makes negative comments to stop herself but it doesn't work and ends up her realizing she doesn't want him to be like other men in her life.

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#1 " So she offered him a seat and they made a lot of laughter out of nothing."(102)
This quote shows how good they get along and how Janie and Tea Cake seemed very happy while they were together. This quote shows how she feels with this new friendship/relationship.

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"Tea Cake and Janie gone to dance. Tea Cake making flowers beds in Janie's yard seeding the garden for her." (Hurston 110)
-The tea cake cares for Janie and is doing little things for her because he cares for her so much.
"They joked and went on till the people began to come in. Then he took a seat and made talk and laughter with the rest until closing time." (Hurston 98)
-Here it shows how Tea Cake is considerate and how he knows how to treat people.
"Yuh can't beat uh woman. Dev jes won't stand fuh it. But Ah'll come teach yuh again. You gointuh be uhh good player too, after while. (Hurston 96)
- This shows how he is leaving but he will be back. He has faith that she will reach her final goal. It shows he he is supportive and has faith that their relationship will not end.

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"Tea Cake! So you sweet as all dat?" She laughed and he gave her a little cut-eye look to get her meaning. "Ah may be guilty. You better try me and see."  Page 97

We see how pure their relationship is when they meet. The jokes they make and how sweet and funny Tea cakes is.

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You'se something tuh make uh man forgit tuh git old and forgit tuh die.
This quote is talking about how Tea cake is trying to prove to Janie that he is not interested in any one else but Janie.

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"He set it up and found herself glowing inside"

This quote could represent their relationship in a positive way because as we can see it is making Janie feel good about herself which is something she lacked in her previous relationships.

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Quote 1-"They joked and went on till the people began to come in. Then he took a seat and made talk and laughter with the rest until closing time. When everyone else had left he said, “Ah reckon Ah done over-layed mah leavin’ time, but Ah figured you needed somebody tuh help yuh shut up de place. Since nobody else ain’t round heah, maybe Ah kin get de job.”

During Janie and Tea Cake's first encounter we find out that Teak Cake is nice and humble. He wants to help Janie close the store to show his kindness. He talks to the others at the store as well.

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"Tea Cake fell in beside her and mounted the porch this time. So she offered him a seat and they made a lot of laughter out of nothing" (Hurston 101).

This quote resembles how easily Tea Cake and Janie are getting along with one another in Chapter 11. Tea Cake is the type of person that is easy to get along with and laugh with.

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"All next day in the house and store she thought resisting thoughts about Tea Cake. She even ridiculed him in her mind and was a little ashamed of the association. But every hour or two the battle had to be fought all over again." pg 106
This shows that Janie is slowing feeling more connected with Tea Cake and that her heart wants to be with him

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"When Ah ain't got nothin' you don't git nothing. Dat's all right wid me." (pg 128)
This quote  characterizes their relationship by having them look at each other as equals, which for Janie is all right, and that Janie accepts how she would suffer anything with Tea Cake instead of alone.

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Quote #1: "You gointuh be uh good player too, after while. You reckon so? Jody useter rell me Ah never would learn. It wuz too heavy fuh mah brains" (Hurston 96)"

Tea Cake is a much more respectful than Jody because he recognizes her talent in checkers even though she is a women.

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"Tea Cake love me in blue, so Ah wears it. Jody ain't never in his life picked out no color for me. De world picked out black and white for mournin', Joe didn't. So Ah wasn't wearin' it for him. Ah was wearin' it for de rest of y'all." (pg 113)
Janie never had something special that Joe wanted her to do, but with Tea Cake, she can wear something that pleases him.

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"Tea Cake ain’t no Jody Starks, and if he tried tuh be, it would be uh complete flummock. But de minute Ah marries ‘im everybody is gointuh be makin’ comparisons. So us is goin’ off somewhere and start all over in Tea Cake’s way. Dis ain’t no business proposition, and no race after property and titles. Dis is uh love game" page 112

you can tell that she likes Tea Cakes and sees that there isn't any similarities to Jody.  and she knows that people are going to compare Tea Cake and Jody.

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"At five-thirty a tall man came into the place…. She knew she didn’t know his name, but he looked familiar. “Good evenin’, Mis’ Starks,” he said with a sly grin as if they had a good joke together. She was in favor of the story that was making him laugh before she even heard it." pg 94
this was the first time Janie met Tea Cake. he shows respect to her and his confidence and humor catches Janie's attention. he knows her name but she didn't know his.

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"Jody classed me off. Ah didn't. Naw, Pheoby, Tea Cake ain't draggin' me off nowhere Ah don't want tuh go. Ah always did want tuh git round uh whole heap, but Jody wouldn't 'low me tuh " Page 112

You can see she is having fun spending time with Tea Cakes and although others are doubting their time together she explains how shes having fun with him by choice. She has that freedom within this relationship

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