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Jamie and Tea Cake after getting married

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Jamie and Tea Cake after getting married

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Jamie:

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Differences show up all over the novel, especially class. This is shown when Hurston says, "The rest of the town looked like servants' quarters surrounding the 'bighouse' (47). This quote shows the difference of class through the discussion of the houses and how it compared to the mayor's house. It showed in how the houses were built.

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Morrison says in the text, “It’s a bad word, “belong”. Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn’t be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can’t even see the mountain for the clouds. That you know what? You go up top and what do you see? His hand the clouds never cover the head. His hand pokes through because the clouds let him, they don’t wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free with nothing to hide or bind him”(306). What Morrison is trying to say in this text is that the word belong has a negative connotation  toward it, but at the same time it could also be positive.

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As Janie moves wit Tea Cake, She states “to Janie’s strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new.” (129). This quote represents a new person/beginning in Jamie’s life. This represents her NEW MARRIAGE WIT TEA CAKE

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As Janie moves wit Tea Cake, She states “to Janie’s strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new.” (129). This quote represents a new person/beginning in Jamie’s life. This represents her NEW MARRIAGE WIT TEA CAKE

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In the novel Zora Neale Hurston states, "(Janie) woke up with Tea Cake combing her hair" (Hurston 103). This shows the drastic difference between Janie's previous relationships and her current one with Tea Cake.

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In the novel Zora Neale Hurston states, "(Janie) woke up with Tea Cake combing her hair" (Hurston 103). This shows the drastic difference between Janie's previous relationships and her current one with Tea Cake.

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Albertalli writes, "I guess what I mean is that sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me" (59). I'm guessing that Simon doesn't feel like he knows who he is and that others can define him instead of himself.

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In Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, he explains “It’s a small world. It keeps recrossing itself”(418). This explains that we often come into contact with people of similar backgrounds such as a common school or friend

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To preserve the oral forms of the time, Hurston employs the use of phonetics in her dialogue: "'Ah wuz speakin' jus' all right befo' stuck yo' bill in'"(42). Though this comes at the immediate expense of the reader, the phonetics encourage a greater participation with the novel's time and setting.

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Hurston says, “ The kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall”(193). This description of Tea Cake’s memory gives the reader a tasteful image of how he impacted the people around him.

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Hurston introduces the idea of “woman” early in THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, “She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman “ (25). By doing this, the reader immediately sees Janie’s growth/development and keeps this idea through the work.

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Tea Cake states, “Who is Boss (Hurston 141).” This shows Tea Cake’s violence temporarily transforms the structure of his marriage from work and play between equals to domination by a male “boss.”

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Hurston tackles the issue of racial oppression in her book Their Eyes Were Watching God and it comes to the climax when a hurricane strikes the home of the main character Janie: "So when Janie looked out of her door she saw drifting mists gathered in the west-that cloud field of the sky to arm themselves with thunders march forth against the world" (161). This symbolizes the struggle Janie and Tea Cake face with racial oppression and how they must be strong and walk together to fight this "storm" of racial oppression.

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Hurston tackles the issue of racial oppression in her book Their Eyes Were Watching God and it comes to the climax when a hurricane strikes the home of the main character Janie: "So when Janie looked out of her door she saw drifting mists gathered in the west-that cloud field of the sky to arm themselves with thunders march forth against the world" (161). This symbolizes the struggle Janie and Tea Cake face with racial oppression and how they must be strong and walk together to fight this "storm" of racial oppression.

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Zora Neale Hurston implies that Janie believed to be be a woman meant to not be with a man in the following quote; “Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became aI woman”(25). After Janie had tried having relationship after relationship with various men, she realized that in order to figure out who she was as a woman, she needed to stop depending on men for fulfillment.

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In regards to communication, Hurston articulates, "'tain't no use in me telling you somethin' unless Ah give you de understandin' to go 'long wid it. Unless you see de fur, a mink skin ain't no different from a coon hide" (7). Through this candid analogy, Hurston’s character
Janie is subconsciously speaking to the nature of oral traditon- and even the human experience. What use is a story or an eye-witness testimony if its expression cannot transcend the indiviudality of the experience and both connect with and impact the audience? Unless the story teller shares the "fur," or vivid details, of their narrative, many stories would lose their flavor and ability to tap into something deeply human/personal.

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston says, "But nobody put anything on the seat of Logan's wagon to make it glorious on the way to his house" (21). This really illuminates how the relationship will go with Logan. Although the reader may not notice until later in the book, Hurston says this because Janie did not have the best life with Logan. She thought she would end up finding love after they were marines, but she did not, so she ended up running away with Joe.

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Maya Angelou expresses the pain of not telling a story in her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. "There is not greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you," (Angelou, 74). This phrase states that someone who has a story but is unable to tell it is put through the worst of torture.

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In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “They passed a dead man in a sitting position on a hummock, entirely surrounded by wild animals and snakes. Common danger made common friends. Nothing sought a conquest over the other” (164). This quote shows that the animal were together in harmony, with no intention of harming one another.

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In Divergent, Veronica Roth writes, "'Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that's the point'" (239). The main character in the story is told by her mentor that just being fearless is impossible. He is saying that fear is in human nature, but there is a way that people can take that fear and learn how to control it to make it less fearful.

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According to Johnson and Bankhead, "the length and texture of a Black woman's hair can have an impact on her access to education, religious institutions, relationships and employment opportunities"(2014). We see this, not only in past occurrences, but in the present. A Black woman's appearance plays a big part on her social status.

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Thomas writes, “Brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you go on even though you’re scared” (331). This demonstrates what Thomas believes being brave entails.

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Zora Neale Hurston has Starks say, "I god, ah can't see what uh woman o yo stability would want tuh be treasurin' all day gum-grease from folks dat don't even own de house dey sleep in" (55). This shows that, to Joe, Janie is to be seen and worshipped, but not heard.

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In the book The Little Prince, the author Antoine de Saint-Exupery writes, “Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” (Saint-Exupery, 8). Saint-Exupery includes this to convey his idea that children can be more knowledgeable on certain topics than adults.

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Roth writes in her book, Divergent: “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another”(206). This shows that in the novel, the characters believe that acts of selflessness should be enforced.

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J.K. Rowling explains the significance of living, taking control of your life instead of wishing, when she writes, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that" (214). Rowling is able to speak to the audience, inspiring more than just the characters in the book to take action in order to achieve their dreams.

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Janie struggles with self identity through out the entirety of the book. She had no idea who she would be with out a man until Joes death, or so she thought anyway. “She had found a jewel down inside herself and she had wanted to walk where people could sever and gleam it around”(90). Joes death brought self realization to Janie of what her true identity is or may become. Then she met Tea Cake and that jewel she once found turned to stone.

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From the very beginning, Janie longs for stability and peace in her decision: "She was seeking confirmation of the voice and vision, and everywhere she found and acknowledged answers"(11).  At points such as this, Janie is seeking that contentment and affirmation that can only be given by God.  

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From the very beginning, Janie longs for stability and peace in her decision: "She was seeking confirmation of the voice and vision, and everywhere she found and acknowledged answers"(11).  At points such as this, Janie is seeking that contentment and affirmation that can only be given by God.  

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As they were hiding during the hurricane, "The wind came back with triple fury... but their eyes were watching God" (Hurston 160). This description shows the fear of the folks hiding and their reliance on God for protection.

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In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee expresses his opinion on understanding a person: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it" (36). This shows that you can never fully understand who someone is or what someone is going through unless you have gone through their life identically.

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Hurston says, "Grandma done been ling uh few roads herself...Better leave things things de way dey is. Youse young yet"(24). In this quotation, Hurston uses familial past to emphasize the importance of Janie's childhood innocence.

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Angelou remarks, "There is no greater agony, than bearing an untold story inside you" (74). Angelou explains a problem that most every person has had- not being able to tell a story that burns sitting in someone's mind.

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Hurston describes the situation that Janie faces after the death of Jody when Hurston says, "She tore off the kerchief from her head and let down her plentiful hair. The weight, the length, the glory was there"(77).This shows the differences between the sexes during this time period. Janie lets her beautiful hair run free, which was one way that Jody kept her from expressing herself, and in doing so she turns into her true self.

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In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone it says, "Strange how near-sighted being invisible can make you" (Rowling 213). This quote explains how even though Harry Potter has his invisibility cloak he is still unable to notice everything around him.

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In Charles Dickens novel, "David Copperfield", Dickens states the following about the vice of procrastination: "My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time" (358). In this quote, Dickens suggest that a person must be industrious if they value their time.

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Rowling offers a small play on words and play on the situation when she says "strange how near-sighted being invisible can make you" (213). This quote, although it carries weight with its literal meaning, takes on a much deeper one in regard to the negative effects having power can have on someone.

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In Stephen Chbosky's novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, he states that "We accept the love we think we deserve" (24). Our hearts will only truly open itself to people we believe are giving us genuine love. So a sense of paranoia is detrimental for our hearts.💜

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In Stephen Chbosky's novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, he states that "We accept the love we think we deserve" (24). Our hearts will only truly open itself to people we believe are giving us genuine love. So a sense of paranoia is detrimental for our hearts.💜

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Many people procrastinate because they think that it is easier to push things off, but Dickens says, "never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time." (358) This quote explains that procrastination may seem easier but it is actually hurting you and will only cause you pain and suffering in the future.

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After Janie's second marriage, Hurston describes that
"She tored off the herchiedf from her head and let down her plentiful hair. The weight, the length, the glory was there" (Hurston, 87).
Janie's behavior shows her feeling of the marriage with Joe. Even though she is admired as the "first lady" of the city , she can not bear the loss of freedom.

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Sandwich Quote 

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Sandwich Quote 

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Through the character Janie in the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, author Zora Neale Hurston posits: “Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes it’s shape from de shores it meets, and it’s different with every shore” (191), thus describing the unbound and unpredictable nature of love that can miraculously become known and comprehensible with its interactions with mortal individuals.

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As Joe Starks is growing older, he gradually loses control over his image. Here we see that Joe Starks, as a character, requires total domination over everything in order to feel a sense of control, which extends even into his marriage. This is exemplified in his irrational thought process regarding Jamie. "And the cruel deceit of Jamie! Making all that show of humbleness and scorning him all the time! Laughing at him, and now putting the town up to do the same. Joe Starks didn't know the words for all this, but he knew the feeling. So he struck Janie with all his might and drove her from the store." (Hurston 80)
Clearly, Joe Starks requires complete and total domination in order to feel a sense of control over his life. When this condition is not satisfied, he behaves extremely irrationally, going so far as to lash out at his wife over a perceived prejudice.

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Janie's experience under the pear tree is her defining moment in the novel: "Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered, things enjoyed, things done and undone. Dawn and doom was in the branches"(8). This moment is not only one of self-realization for Janie, but it also foreshadows her future struggles.

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In his novel, The Alchemist,  Paul Coelho explores the meaning of life and why we do what we do. While pondering the meaning of existence, Coelho states, “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” (Coelho 11). This quote shows the way humanity views life and how it is natural to want to improve your position by having ambition and a goal to shoot for.

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On the topic of bravery, the author explains,”Bravery doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you go on even though you’re scared”(Thomas 331). This shows how bravery is not simply a lack of feeling, but the ability to overcome it.

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Hurst uses vivid imagery as a subtle way to foreshadow, as seen by the first paragraph in chapter 19:

"and again him-with-the-square-toes ... It was time to bury the dead" (Hurston 168)

For example, this quote foreshadows the death of Tea Cake later in this chapter because of the mention of a pale white horse. Tea Cake is considered to be a heavy worker, or a work horse, and pale white is a color typically associated with death.