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Quote: “Well, she thought, … too much to bear” (Hurston 178)
Analysis: This quote is significant because it shows how much she truly loves Tea Cake. For her to say that she wished she had died so she doesn't have to love through Tea Cake’s death shows how she truly feels about him, and shows how Janie feels like she can't live without Tea Cake.

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Quote: “They looked back. Saw people trying to run in raging waters and screaming when they… The sea was walking the earth with a heavy heel.” (Hurston 161).
Analysis: This quote is significant because it paints a vivid picture of what the scene was like that day. The use of imagery through Janie’s storytelling of the events of the hurricane are so descriptive and clear that it is almost like Pheoby was there as well.

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““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?”
“He ain’t never ast de first penny from me yet, and if he love property he ain’t no different from all de rest of us” (Hurston 123)

This shows that Janie is in her relationship out of love rather than necessity and fear.  She trusts Tea cake to not take her money because she has seen him  show kindness to her over and over, simply because he can. Just like Janie is individual and other things, she knows that her own choices regarding love are more important than what the society she is in thinks.

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““It’s mine too. Ah ain’t been sleepin’ so good for more’n uh week
cause Ah been wishin’ so bad tuh git mah hands in yo’ hair. It’s so
pretty. It feels jus’ lak underneath uh dove’s wing next to mah face.”” (Hurston 114)

Unlike Jody,  Tea cake appreciates Janie's hair.  This is just one example of how we know that Janie's life it's starting to become her own. She is able to express herself and experience the world rather than being  confined to the strict rules that Jody had.

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quote: “You’se de onliest woman in de world Ah ever even mentioned getting married tuh. You bein’ older don’t make no difference. Don’t never consider dat no mo’. If Ah ever gits tuh messin’ round another woman it won’t be on account of her age. It’ll be because she got me in de same way you got me- so Ah can’t helo myself.” (Hurston 121)
The love that Tea bag has for Janie is unimaginable and over abundance of love and joy he gives her makes Janie feel like a brand new woman, and like she has never truly experienced being this in love with a human, for awhile she gave up hope for men but she has begun to realize that men can treat her right
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Quote:"Tea cake wasn't strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life." (Hurston 99)
Analysis: I feel like this was a pretty liberating and turning point for Janie in the way she is beginning to view relationships and love. Finally she met a man that made her laugh, let her speak and it felt natural for her. Through this experience she has become more self aware of the things she wants as a woman not what people tell her she needs.

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Quote: “‘Somebody got to think for women and chillum and chickens and cows. I god, they sho don’t think none theirselves’” (Hurston 71).

Analysis: Jody Starks is always in one way or another talking about male superiority and his own personal thoughts about his marriage to Janie.  Jody is quite sure there is no reason he should ever listen to her or any other woman. Jody’s constant slights to Janie’s intellect eventually lead her to stop outwardly asserting herself while inwardly continuing to have her own, different, thoughts.

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Quote: "Janie did what she had never done before, that is, thrust herself into the conversation."

(Hurston 75)

Analysis: I think this reveals a moment of growth for Janie in finding her inner self and independence. In this moment Janie found her voice which hasn't been something she feels she has had. In Janie's relationships with men she has always held back and done what society has told her to do, but finally she said something.  Even though she was shut down afterwards she at least threatened Joe and found her voice which shows exponential growth based on the circumstances during this time.

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She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman. When Janie was younger, her Nanny implied that with marriage, love would follow automatically. With this belief in mind, Janie agrees to marry Logan Killicks, a man she does not love. However, after a few months of marriage, Janie still does not love Logan; in fact, she likes him less now that she has gotten to know him and what life on his farm is like. Learning the lesson that marriage does not guarantee love changes Janie and affects her decision making moving forward.

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“Put dat two hundred back wid de rest, Janie. Mah dice. Ah no need no assistance tuh help me feed mah women. From now on, you gointuh eat whutever mah money can buy yuh and wear de same…” (Hurston 128). Even though Tea Cake is a good man to Janie the gender roles and inequality is still very prevalent in this marriage. Tea Cake feels as if it’s his role as the husband / man to provide for Janie when in reality Janie can support herself and they should use that to their advantage. I think due to the time period and everything going on, Tea Cake feels as if he needs to be the provider rather than Janie.

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Quote: "A respectful silence fell on the place. Sam looked at Joe and said, “Dat’s uh new idea ’bout varmints, Mayor Starks. But Ah laks it mah ownself. It’s a noble thing you've done.” Everybody agreed with that” (Hurston 94).

Analysis: This quote emphasizes the inequality again between men and women because Janie was the one who was angered by the mistreatment of the mule and wanted to stand up for it, and Jodie was the one who bought it as a superficial attempt to appear caring, when in reality he is again showing his power over the townspeople and over Janie.  They go on to say he did a noble thing and compare him to the likes of Abraham Lincoln, which is ironic as he is looking for ways to find power over them. When Janie is praised by a townsperson for her words, Jodie does not say anything, and bites down hard on his cigar, showing he doesn’t like her being encouraged to speak.

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Quote: “‘How about playin’ you some checkers? You looks hard tuh beat.”

“Ah is, ’cause Ah can’t play uh lick.”

“You don’t cherish de game, then?”

“Yes, Ah do, and then agin Ah don’t know whether Ah do or not,

’cause nobody ain’t never showed me how’”.

Analysis: Tea Cake enters Janie's life when she is caught off-guard and engaged in her day-to-day life. It is Tea Cake's acceptance of Janie's true self that marks him as different from Logan and Jody. Tea Cake's invitation to Janie to play checkers in particular shows how he treats Janie as an equal.

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“She tore off the kerchief from her head and let down her plentiful hair. The weight, the length, the glory was there” (87).

This quote is symbolic of Janie finding her inner self, realizing that the burden of Jody is gone and she can finally be herself.

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“Ah done lived Grandma’s way, now Ah means tuh live mine.” (Hurston 114). I think this is a really important chapter to look back on for Janie’s growth in independence and confidence and I really love how Janie is finally starting to take control of her own life and destiny now. Janie realizes what she is doing with Tea Cake is a big risk but she’s finally doing something for herself and not someone else which makes all the difference in the world. When you start living life for yourself and the things that you love rather than for others, you become a lot happier of a person.

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“She went over to the dresser and looked hard at her skin and features. The young girl was gone, but a handsome woman had taken her place. She tore off the kerchief from her head and let down her plentiful hair. The weight, the length, the glory was there.” (Hurston 87)

This quote shows the freedom she felt after Jody passed away. Janies life is no longer being controlled by someone else, but she is able to make her own decisions and live life as she pleases. Janie sees her beauty in her hair, and now that Jody no longer lives, the act of her taking her hair out of the scarf symbolizes her boldness and strength in finding her true identity.

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Parker Bardonski “They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.” “Then you must tell 'em dat love ain't somethin' lak uh grindstone dat's de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea.
Love between characters

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Quote: "She got up without a word and went off for the shoes. A little war of defense for helpless things was going on inside her. People ought to have some regard for helpless things. She wanted to fight about it. “But Ah hates disagreement and confusion, so Ah better not talk. It

makes it hard tuh git along”(Hurston 93-94).

Analysis: As seen through Janie’s interaction with listening to the people outside, we see the fact Jody is yet again silencing her voice, telling her not to speak to them as an attempt to keep his power over her, even though he justifies it as wanting her to protect her and keep her status intact. When the townspeople start messing around and antagonizing the mule, we see Janie’s voice and sense of independence shine through, as she is realizing her desire to speak her mind. Her relation and sympathy to the mule and what it goes through is an indicator that she relates and is going through similar circumstances in her own life.