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The content of TEWWG’s ‘ordinary world’ consists of an exploration into Janie’s origin in her childhood town - revealing her relationship with her nanny, who introduces several themes such as how racial hierarchy influenced quality of life for Southern African Americans, and womanhood’s nature as internally questioned yet externally dictated (by societal constructs). This is achieved through flashbacks and retellings of Nanny’s past, and exposition of how this influences Nanny’s decisions regarding Janie’s future. Janie’s ordinary world ends with the discovery of her surface level identity - as a black woman, restricted by societal constructs, yet she yearns to identify a true sense of self inclusive of freedom and independence - symbolised through her observations of  harmony and love through nature and idealisation of interactions between the bee and the pollen tree - also being symbolic of her desire for romance and affection in a marital relationship, which strays from the norm in her society - defined by Nanny’s prioritization of financial and personal safety.

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The Ordinary World segment for Janie is not actually found in chapter one but rather in chapter two due to the structure of Neale’s novel; here, Janie lives in Eatonville with Nanny Crawford, a woman who has taken care of many children. It is known that Janie is adopted, moreover, Janie is here confronted by not being so free, Nanny wants to take extra care of her due to her personal past experiences and thus, Janie often feels grounded by Nanny and it is evident that she is seeking freedom and individuality. Ultimately, Janie also has a close relationship with Phoebe who is her best friend in Eatonville, together they discuss many aspects of their life.

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Janie’s call to adventure arguably occurs when she kisses Johnny Taylor - being her first direct act of refusal to adhere to societal constructs concerning love and marriage - mostly defined by her Nanny. Instead, she pursues her personal desire for love and romance - therefore kickstarting her pursuit of independence and freedom of choice.

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While living in Eatonville, Janie meets Logan Killicks who turn out to be her first husband in the short coming future. Janie spots a pear tree and inspects it very closely, Neale symbolized the tree showing Janie her future desires and aspirations, in addition, the pear tree had a beehive, which showed Janie some meaning of love and what she must do to catch a sense of individuality in her journey of life. Janie also has her first kiss with Logan, which was in a sense a call to adventure.

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This novel is set in the early 20th century within rural Florida in a town known as Eatonville. In the novel, the society is predominantly racist and stays true to the other thought process of white superiority. Janie's struggle begins due to the fact that she was African American and thus was destined to be discriminated against and oppressed. However, through her journey and experiences, was able to become free and independent.

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Janie loses her home, the Muck, after the hurricane, which formed the foundations of her happy life with her partner, Teacake, and her life is turned upside down

She then loses the love of her life, Teacake, after he is bitten by a rabid dog, and she is forced to shoot and kill him to save herself and end his suffering. This is a pivotal moment in character’s journey as she faces her greatest fear, losing the one she loves, and is quite literally confronted with death, the death of Teacake, and the death of her long-lasting loving relationship with Teacake that was such a significant part of her life and a connection that brought her genuine happiness

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Janie’s refusal of the call to adventure is more so propagated by her Nanny’s decision to marry Janie off to Logan Killicks, thereby disengaging Janie in her pursuit of freedom through romantic autonomy. Logan’s characterization as a static, loveless, and stubborn man greatly contrasts the curious and outspoken personality of Janie - each character represents the opposing sides of Janie’s society: those who intend to restrict her freedom and independence through boxing her identity into that of a wife, and those - including herself - with the recognition that discovery of true identity and independence stems from a fulfilling exploration of life and its intricacies - although Janie is not yet aware of this, leading to her refusal of the call through staying in the marriage.

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Janie commits to marrying Joe Starks, leaving her miserable relationship with Logan Killicks. Since Joe represents the “horizon” for Janie, marrying him seemed like her opportunity for freedom and possibility which were goals in her conquest of self discovery. This moment re-established the central dramatic question of Janie’s journey towards spiritual enlightenment, with a genuine romantic connection to someone. Outside forces, which is the growing toxicity and abuse she endures from Logan, push Janie towards crossing this “threshold”, encouraging her to go forth with her plans with Joe Starks.

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Joe acts as Janie’s first mentor throughout TEWWG, reigniting her desire for a life of potential choice and freedom through romantic pursuit - his character doesn’t represent the fulfilment that Janie ultimately desires to achieve, but he provides a sense of escape from her regular world, therefore acting as her mentor rather than her treasure. Janie’s mention of Joe as representing the horizon symbolizes her desire for a world beyond what society has deemed her destiny to follow.

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After Janie’s first kiss with Logan, Nanny is keen on the two of them getting married and living a happy life. Nanny senses that Logan is a materialistic man who is going to be able to properly provide for Janie and their family if they wished to have one. However, Janie is trying to refuse the marriage with Logan as she is not yet convinced that she is the proper man for her. Janie figures that Logan is not the right man as his personality is not the best and only works to provide, thus refuses the call of marrying Logan and seeks love with Joe, who she meets while looking at the horizon.

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Janie’s call to adventure began when she had the first conversation about marriage with her nanny. In this conversation, her nanny told her she couldn’t marry the person she loved and was dating at that time, instead she had to marry a person named Logan Killicks solely due to the fact that he was white and thus could grant her privileges. Her nanny making a decision about her marriage, such a big aspect of her life solely due to her race is what triggered her breakdown and began her journey for independence and freedom and ultimately her happiness.
Janie, frightened by the concept of marrying a man so quickly, and unwilling to jump into something so big, attempts to reject the idea of marriage. Here, Janie clearly communicates her concerns to her grandmother, who insists that she must get married in order to secure a financially and socially stable future, In an atypical fashion, Hurston reverses the traditional call refusal roles, where instead of a mentor warning the protagonist about the call to adventure, Janie’s grandmother pushes Janie into marrying Logan, something Janie does not want to do due to the fears and concerns a mentor would traditionally highlight. Additionally, Janie’s refusal of “the call”, the marriage, stems not from her wanting for the status quo to remain the same (which is the traditional explanation for the refusal of the call), but rather because she wants more from life - in the aspects of romance, work, and life overall. However, in the end Janie must accept the call, as it was her grandmother’s final decision and Janie abided by it.

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Janie’s interest in Jody begins to deteriorate as he reveals his conceited, cruel persona, ridiculing her for matters she cannot control due to his beheld values of misogyny and power. Joe prevents Janie from being herself (must hide her hair, not talk on the porch), and he criticizes her (her abilities, age, looks). He asserts his male dominance, often showing others that Janie is his property and highlighting his view that women are purely a commodity. Walter Thomas, Coker, and the rest of the men on the porch represent more tests for Janie’s resilience, criticizing her for making her husband look like a bad man, and Joe only encourages this slander. Janie’s passionate feelings towards the worth that women hold are also amplified during this stage, however her marriage with Joe continues to worsen until his death. Following Joe’s death, Janie appreciates her newfound independence.

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The ordeal of the hurricane is one that heavily affected the protagonist's life, as it destroyed the muck, which was their home and a symbol of respite for Janie and a new life. Once her and Tea Cake were able to find safety in time, a relieving mood is set to take over the novel. This event allows Janie to realize that although this hurricane was relentless and demonstrated nothing but the chaotic nature of life, she was able to go through it using Tea Cake, the embodiment of the horizon. This “reward” allows Janie’s dreams to be actualized as she now completely understands Tea Cake’s significance and compliance to her dreams of the horizon and blossoming. Although Tea Cake is now dead, Janie is satisfied with what she had with him and the actualization of her dreams is translated to fulfillment, making for a bittersweet end to their lives together.

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Janie’s ordinary world begins in her house, which she resides in with Nanny, her grandma. The only life she knew was staying in the ‘white folks’ backyard’ and playing with the white children from the house. Though she often had fantasies or idealistic dreams for more intriguing things such as romance and marriage, she led a sheltered, ordinary life (for a black child at the time, at least). Her marriage to Logan Killicks to initiate herself into ‘proper’ society further solidified this and the responsibility she had to her Nanny to be a respectable young woman is.

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After all of Janie’s failed relationship endeavors, going through marriage, love and deception, she was rewarded with a sense of freedom and independence, as she developed into a spiritually, and mentally strong woman. Through her return to Eatonville, she tells Phoebe that she has lived ‘to the horizon and back’ and is finally ready to live alone and be independent. By marrying Logan she learned about the falsifiability of marriage and love, whereby her leaving him signified that she wanted more out of life and was going to carve her own path. Through her experience with Joe she developed her mental state and emotional intelligence as she was able to control herself and not accept Joe’s oppression and abuse. Finally, by being with Tea Cake, she was alast able to understand the meaning of true love and marriage, yet was once again exposed to the harsh reality of self-survival and she knew that by killing Tea Cake, she would be saving herself, thus learning what it means to be independent and self-reliant. These experiences proved to be tough yet critical in Janie’s character development as her reward was something much more all-encompassing and everlasting. She informs Phoebe that unlike the rest of the town, she knows what true love is and that those who gossip have not truly lived life for themselves. In the end, she realizes that although she killed Tea Cake, their love will always live on within her, whereby she finally feels at peace. 

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Janie feels the attraction she has been longing for in a marriage and her misconceptions surrounding marriage are beginning to be realized, as she soon gives in to this attraction with Tea Cake. At this stage, Janie is smitten with Tea Cake, and their connection is heightened. She feels as close as she will ever get to her fantasized version of a perfect marriage. The battle with the hurricane is the source of the book’s title and illuminates the central conflict of the novel: Janie’s religious / spiritual quest to find her place in the world amid confusing, unpredictable, and often threatening forces. Tea Cake and Janie’s relationship represents the most intimate type of communal bond and once again, reciprocity is central to their relationship, as each helps the other survive. Their bond represents the ultimate answer to Janie’s spiritual quest.

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Janie’s decision to run away into the unknown and leave Logan, and venture beyond her hometown and beyond what is expected of her with Joe to pursue a hero’s adventure with her lover

Her marriage with Joe is the propelling force for Janie’s discovery of her individuality and her desire for independence, empowerment, and value beyond her physical appeal that sparks her defiance and resulting conflict in her marriage

Janie’s marriage with Joe contributes to her development and character journey through the deep self-discovery and desire for true love, value and respect that she longs for when Joe mistreats and berates her, she realizes her worth and that she deserves better than her current situation, which fuels her detachment from him, and her focus on her inward progression

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She receives her call to action when she meets Joe Stark, who fills her head with ideas of freedom and independence; of a more interesting and less routine lifestyle. He constantly woos and seduces her by being the opposite of what her husband, the no-nonsense, boring, Logan Killicks is.

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Janie, frightened by the concept of marrying a man so quickly, and unwilling to jump into something so big, attempts to reject the idea of marriage. Here, Janie clearly communicates her concerns to her grandmother, who insists that she must get married in order to secure a financially and socially stable future, In an atypical fashion, Hurston reverses the traditional call refusal roles, where instead of a mentor warning the protagonist about the call to adventure, Janie’s grandmother pushes Janie into marrying Logan, something Janie does not want to do due to the fears and concerns a mentor would traditionally highlight. Additionally, Janie’s refusal of “the call”, the marriage, stems not from her wanting for the status quo to remain the same (which is the traditional explanation for the refusal of the call), but rather because she wants more from life - in the aspects of romance, work, and life overall. However, in the end Janie must accept the call, as it was her grandmother’s final decision and Janie abided by it.

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Janie’s killing of Tea Cake caused her to be engulfed by feelings of sadness, remorse and shame. The court trial which would follow Tea Cake’s death led to the loss of friends and Janie’s past life, yet her will to testify as not guilty provided her with a new purpose. She sought to succeed, not to further anger Tea Cake’s friends, but to prove her innocence and reveal her unseemingly pure intentions. Thus, Janie gives the most powerful testimony of all, informing the court about her story and her undeniably true love for Tea Cake. The court’s findings that she is innocent, enables Janie to grow further, as through the trial, she discovered what true love is; something that is infinite and unbreakable. Her achievement is celebrated amongst the crowd and later, even Tea Cake’s friends who expound their feelings of guilt. Janie earned her reward outright, as she overcame what was once thought to be impossible, and grew further from it, enabling her to revisit the light of the ordinary world. 

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Janie kills Tea Cake at the expense of saving herself as Tea Cake becomes progressively more ill.

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Janie closes this chapter of her life through the royal burial of Tea Cake, which symbolises her moving on and accepting her journey’s hardships for the betterment of her own wellbeing. With her newfound success, Janie decides to leave the Everglades, and seek an old life, one which she has not lived in years. A life of peace and serenity which she now believes she’s earned. With Tea Cup gone, she no longer views the Everglades as her home, yet his memory lives on within her. Thus, she becomes determined to return to her old and ordinary life in her hometown of Eatonville. She feels more content to live in Eatonville again, having already lived her dream and experience life for herself. Her retention of Tea Cake in her memory diminishes her previous feelings of sadness and guilt, instead enabling Janie to understand all that she has gained and how much she grew spiritually and mentally which led her to become the strong, free, and independent woman that she is.

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For Janie to take a journey into self discovery and growth, she first has to experience her last relationship described in the novel. This is her relationship with Teacake, which is shown as a loving and mutual relationship, which Janie did not have in her previous marriages. Although there are some issues between them, they are resolved and serve to make their relationship stronger. The fact that they are so close and emotionally dependent on one another makes the separation and tragedy that follows much more impactful on Janie, who is a person who has already dealt with a lot of loss in her life.

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The Return With the Elixir is the final stage of the Hero’s Journey. The hero returns to their community as a force of change, bringing healing and wholeness to society at large. That healing (the “elixir”) can be physical, spiritual, or both. In the case of Janie, on her return she passes new knowledge and freedom just as she passed this knowledge with Pheobe

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Janie faces many tests in her journey to the emotional realm of romantic love with Joe, though he enchants her at first with his charming words, his appreciation of the beauty of her interior and exterior, and his big promises to her of a loving marriage and celebration of her rather than confining her to housework, Janie discovers that Joe is more of an enemy than an ally, as he prevents her from being anything but a trophy wife for him to present to higher society, and as soon as his masculinity is threatened by her defiance, he begins to tear her down as a means of preserving his own ego and self-image

Janie’s ally along her journey to discovering true love is her long time best friend Pheoby only wishes for Janie’s best interest and does not leave her side, despite Janie’s deviance from the conventional expectations of a black woman. Pheoby continues to advise Janie to think of the implications of her bold, brash decisions but she is aware of Janie’s adulthood and independence, and does not look at her with disapproval or disdain for her actions.

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Before Janie first convenes with Tea Cake, she has already developed a prideful sense of self-expression. However, Tea Cake serves as a literary catalyst that accelerates Janie's spiritual progression, deliberately acting as a mentor that guides her to fulfill life-long dreams, complied by her constant reveries out into her 'horizon.' When both characters gradually begin to connect on an intimate scale, Tea Cake continually addresses Janie with respect, but his demeanor remains nonchalant and self-sufficient. Within the succession of intimacy shared between both characters, Tea Cake teaches Janie how to shoot a gun and hunt; thus, unveiling an explicit representation of phallic activities directly associated with masculine dynamism. Tea Cake proves that he is negligent and undisturbed towards expressing the sentiment of insecurity; because it's mentioned in the novel that Janie exceeds Tea Cake's masterful performance (in shooting a gun and hunting). Their shared experiences of shooting a gun and hunting promote Janie's transcendence to an entirely different and less traditionalistic dynamic with a man. Therefore, providing a sense of empirical evidence towards corroborating that Tea Cake serves as a literary catalyst that accelerates Janie's fulfillment towards liberating self-expression, he ensures to avoid constraining this fulfillment; and instead, encourages it. Ultimately, this particular frame in the storyline reveals how Janie's relationship with Tea Cake defies their society's standardized traditionalistic approach. Rather, their relationship excels towards a considerably modernistic society that equalizes and unites the existing differences between genders and avoids stereotyping these genders.

Tea Cake serves as the incentive for Janie to transform her life-long dreams, which were envisioned from the metaphorical escape route --- the horizon --- into a reality. He is one of the only romanticized relationships in Janie's life that promises unconditional support; instead of subjecting her to abide by and conform to the predetermined life arranged by her grandmother, Nanny. Although Tea Cake is an influential character towards Janie's character development, he is not an indispensable part of her life; this is most accurately represented when Janie chooses to shoot Tea Cake. Ironically, Tea Cake taught Janie how to shoot a gun, explicitly providing her with the tools necessary to "kill" any other counterparts in her life (not literally, but metaphorically). Janie's decision to save herself rather than yield her life to Tea Cake emphasizes her developed sense of pride and self-appreciation. Furthermore, demonstrating that regardless of Tea Cake performing an essential role in the development of Janie's life, it is not as if she is entirely dependent on Tea Cake for finding her horizon. However, he merely supports her throughout her quest to find her horizon (portrays the recurring theme of a character in TEWWG, discovering a sense of self-independence --- freedom).

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Janie resists the urge to give in and leave her ordinary life despite the appeal as it is all she knows. Her Nanny set her on this path before she died, it was all she wanted for her because of the hard life Nanny had to lead and Janie stays in the marriage out of respect for her. She believes it is her duty to be a responsible citizen and part of society by fitting her societal and gender specific norms and duties, and she shouldn’t be chasing spontaneous whims and fancies with any random guy that offers her perfect promises.

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In order to reach a sense of independence, self-awareness, and confidence, Janie must separate herself from the men that she has viewed as a means of happiness and purpose for the majority of her adult life. The symbol of this separation is when Janie is faced with the situation in which she must choose whether or not to kill Teacake to keep herself safe. “She had wanted him to live so much and he was dead.” Janie is distraught by TeaCake’s death as their relationship was the first one where she truly felt seen and loved. After TeakCake dies and Janie is tried in prison, the novel says “Plenty of white people came to look on this strangeness. And all the Negroes for miles around. Who was it didn’t know about the love between Tea Cake and Janie?” This shows the impact that their relationship had on the wider community and emphasizes how this death and separation from Teacake must have impacted Janie, much more so than her previous marriages. This death however, is what drives her to go back and visit the town where she once lived. Janie had to face this tragedy in order to prepare for her journey to the growth of a new, more independent self.

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Janie realizes that the muck is essentially meaningless to her without Tea Cake by her side.

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Janie returns to her town after Teacake’s death. Although it is not a celebration, she returns with a new confidence and strength that stands out to the women. Although they ridicule her, it is to hide their own jealousy at her growth. She reunites with an old friend which allows her to reflect on how far she has come in her journey, and where loss and death has brought her.

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Though Nanny was Janie’s mentor for most of her childhood and teenage life, once she passed, Janie fended for herself and remained in her loveless marriage with little character development until Joe came along. An older, wiser man who had seen more of the outside world and was more experienced than her; his stories and promises fascinated her. He taught her about the outside world, and how much more of it there was than what Janie knew, and he encouraged her to try something different and risky and take a leap of faith and come with him to an all-black budding town he discovered that he intended to be the mayor of. His power, confidence, wisdom and assertiveness draws her in and comforts her; it gives her enough security to leave her ordinary life with him as a guiding shoulder to lean on.

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When Janie meets Joe Starks, she makes an impulsive decision based on romantic interest to run off with Joe and marry him. She saw in him an ambitious and leaderlike man. She decides to leave Logan Killicks, a man she saw herself as being forced to be with, for Joe, a man she thinks can give her more in life.

Everything in Janie’s life from her birth up to the end of her marriage to Logan Killicks can be considered part of her character’s “normal world”. While she is with Logan, Janie comes to one of her important realizations - and that is that marriage does not automatically lead to love, as her grandmother had falsely led her to believe. Janie realizes that she does not and will never love Logan, and when she meets Joe, an opportunity arises. Similarly to after Joe’s death, Hurston re-establishes the central theme of love when introducing Joe, a man  who promises Janie to give her more from life. By running away with Joe, and committing to a life with him, she is crossing a threshold and entering a new world she has never experienced. Janie’s transition from normalcy to the special world is represented by this. Janie’s decision to cross the threshold can be related back to the dynamic between Janie and Logan, and the fact that Janie realized that she doesn't love Logan and would always be unhappy with him. These internal realizations are paired with an external factor, the introduction by Hurston of Joe, the shiny and appealing new character, who promises her more from life - and thus Janie’s taking up of this offer can be seen as her crossing the threshold.

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Crossing the threshold refers to the character being committed to the journey which could require to embrace fears or follow the mentor. In Janie’s case, after she meets Joe, she chooses to leave Logan for Joe, as she wants to fully embrace the idea of a new life. Joe offers her much more than Logan who only wants her to be a housewife. Joe’s aspirations give Janie a sense of excitement which fuel her desire to find a better life away from the societal norms. This help Janie’s character to grow and become more dynamic as she picks a more adventurous life over the stable and safe option that Logan symbolized.

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The alarm of the relationship between Janie and Tea Cake gradually begins to rise when Janie realizes that $200 is suddenly absent from her stash. Therefore, marginally confirming Janie's paranoia that concerns Tea Cake's moralistic values. Allegedly, Tea Cake steals Janie's $200 to treat his friends of 'lower status' to dinner. This effort intends to prove his integrity to his inner circle, highlighting the prominent constituent of his free-spirited nature. When Tea Cake confesses the reason for stealing the $200, Janie unexpectedly appears to be passive with her paranoia concerning his loyalty; instead, she chooses to transfer all focus on why Tea Cake did not include Janie in his arrangements. Thus subliminally implying Janie's yearn for the sentimental feeling of equality and inclusion within a relationship, contrary to the relationship she had experienced with Starks. Moreover, this presents Janie with the realization that her self-assurance and self-expression wanes in the presence of Tea Cake, unveiling why she dismisses the serious 'red flags' of the relationship. Through her passive aggression, Janie achieves this to maintain love and harmony, a mere reflection of what she has been deprived of throughout the novel.

Janie channels a prominent sentiment of jealousy after noticing Nunkie flirting with Tea Cake in the fields and is afraid of the slightest possibility that Janie might lose Tea Cake. Furthermore, this prominent sentiment of jealousy causes Janie to provoke an argumentative fight with Tea Cake, serving to remind her of his deep admiration and affection for her (providing Janie reassurance). The incident with Nunkie exposes how Janie demands absolute monogamy with Tea Cake; because he wholly possesses her, but that possession is not reciprocated for him due to the interference of Nunkie. After their fight, the two reconcile through the expression of their bodies; however, Janie remains to depend on the reassurance of speech. Despite the physical connection that is reciprocated and shared between Janie and Tea Cake, Janie insists that Tea Cake admittedly and directly states that he does not love Nunkie and that Janie has exclusive possession over him.

Mrs. Turner (appears as a representative of the majority of the white community, as she socially shares direct association) has an egotistical sense of pride within herself, and she is consciously prejudiced. She parades her Caucasian features, intentionally condescending to those that possess prominent features that shape an African appearance. Mrs. Turner accepts Janie because of her light skin and physical beauty, maliciously believing that Janie is more superior to other African Americans due to the distinct difference of her lighter skin. Furthermore, she maliciously believes that heaven is entirely composed of those that are "straight-haired, thin-lipped, high-nose boned white seraphs." With that said, it is self-evident that Mrs. Turner is racist towards black individuals, as she regards the whites to be "gods" and the blacks to be "accustomed to worshipping their gods." Therefore, revealing how Mrs. Turner tends to avoid Tea Cake's presence and disapproves of his marriage to Janie. She disdains his skin (she contempts the general black community; although, she has a divided association with the black community) while simultaneously attempting to match Janie with her lighter-skinned brother (demonstrating how Mrs. Turner is mixed herself). Ultimately, Mrs. Turner represents the animosity and delusion derived from idolizing physical features and how this intense sense of devotion transforms ordinary people into either "gods to worship" or "fiends to demonize."

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Janie lives with Tea Cake to ensure her freedom and happiness (Tea cake gives her more freedom than anyone else)

Hurston uses dialogue as a way to contrast Janie's inner growth throughout her journey ‘on the road back’ in the novel. For instance, silence is used as a powerful tool to show strength rather than passivity in Janie's voice during the time of the trial. Janie’s development of her voice is inseparable from her inner growth. This enhances the theme of maturity as Janie’s voice finally becomes independent and powerful on the road back.

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Janie has time alone, apart from any man who claims he can protect or complete her, in order to discover her own individual freedom and happiness before she can undergo her journey of true love with Teacake

She grows strength and individuality mentally and emotionally that allows her healthy, loving relationship with Teacake to blossom and flourish, this representing the inmost cave that she approaches, a new life with Teacake

She approaches a new world with Teacake as she builds a life with him in the muck that allows her to grow along with her partner, and exist as her own person rather than as an extension of him, or as his property.

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The ordinary world as introduced within the story is recognized to be Southern America in the late 19th century. This allows the reader to understand the less developed times would lead to the central ordinary problem being racial discrimination against the african american population. The relevance of this being introduced to the ordinary world is that it serves as the setting for the main character, Janie, to strive and serve a purpose and most importantly develop as a character. This is because the disadvantage at which she is put in sets the perfect drive for her to perform and break the societal norms. 

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As Janie finally stands up to Joe Starks as his health deteriorates, she finally realizes her voice brings her more power and influence over a narcissistic figure in her life. Thus, she comes to realize that the main impediment in her life was not Joe, rather it was her inability to stand up to his abuse and demeaning feats that continuously stripped Janie of her ability to express herself and reach her horizons. Janie approaches her inmost cave, as she begins to learn that Joe’s health is deteriorating and she uses this as a way to ‘attack the enemy and lower their defenses’ as she realizes that he no longer is able to use physical strength to abuse her. Furthermore, she establishes her purpose throughout the novel as she goes against Joe and delves into the realm of finding her voice and using it against Joe Starks as she reaches the threat of ‘independence that she so longs for’. Therefore, following the archetypal approach to this novel, Janie appeals to the collective consciousness of the readers as she elicits a journey of discovery as she finds her treasure, which is ultimately finding her self-expression, and her sense of independence. Thus, as she approaches the inmost cave, she enters it with caution, as her ordinary world’s settings and cultural beliefs withhold her from seeking the treasure and displaying it just yet. By which, this entails that she has to stay submissive to him until his demise as a character in order to avoid displaying characteristics of manipulation as it would then give off the impression to the rest of the village that she only used Starks for monetary gain.

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Even though these two characters are usually two separate ones, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, you can argue that these archetypes are present within one individual character. Joe is the first character that fills Janie’s holes, as he promises to give her life a new dimension, due to his aspirations and future goals. He wants Janie to be by his side initially, and offer her a lot of things as he plans on growing as a couple. However as the story unfolds and Joe gains more power as the mayor of the town, he uses his power in an unexpected way. Compared to everything that he promised her when she first met her during the time she was with Logan, which implied that she would no longer have to be a housewife, his actions defied his promises. Towards the end of the relationship he set contradicting standards as he expected her to behave as this perfect mayor’s wife. This suppressed Janie’s emotions, building them up over time and finally bursting out when Joe was on his deathbed. This led to Janie seeking for an alternative way of life that would fulfill her desires rather than fill her with materialistic qualities, often referring to a sense of spiritual freedom. Her new desires would be completed through a new ally, Tea Cake.

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Approached with the hurricane in the everglades, Tea Cake dismisses the Bahaman native’s warnings against the severity of the storm and thus Tea Cake results in comforting his inferiority complexes by staying in the area in order to prove his masculinity and fearlessness. A careful connection to the extent of nature's powerfulness versus individual strength (both physical and psychological), the characters in the book then have an awakening to the power of nature as Tea Cake fails to heed the warnings and contracts rabies via a rabid dog. This is a torment to his physical strength, which he no longer has to physically abuse Janie, as he loses his ability to control the relationship and establish his dominance and power he becomes more jealous and vindictive. Which ultimately leads to a foreshadowing clue in the novel as he plans to use a revolver to kill Janie as a result of his jealousy and suspicion. Therefore, Janie faces an ordeal as she decides between killing the one man that she has thought to have found a balance with (in terms of love and respect), and ultimately allowing him to kill her as a result of his malice, conflicting her with the decision to salvage her old habits and past versus the obtination of the ‘elixir’, of which is her independence and self expression.

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Even though Tea Cake’s approach to life was very much like what Janie was looking for, as he strived to experience life, what he offered seemed like a high reward. Yet with high reward comes high risk, and even though the story of TEWWG doesn’t particularly follow the outline of the cave, there are certain characteristics within the novel that symbolize the inmost cave. While she was trying to build a new life with Tea Cake, and subconsciously submit herself to him, she faced multiple obstacles, as Tea Cake’s behaviour changed throughout the novel. She questions his commitment, due to everybody in her town stating that he is using her purely for her money and trying to make a fool of her. Once she gambles her car and her money, for at the time unexplainable reasons, she confronts him about his intentions and actions. Everything that she had worked for was at steak, as she no longer was sure what Tea Cake’s intentions with her were.

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The end reward that Janie acquired after going through all the experiences with marriage, love, deception and much more was her spiritual development, freedom and independence. She was able to live on her own as shown through her conversations with Pheoby about her life and didn’t need to depend on anyone whether it be her nanny or significant other. Her leaving Logan signified her not accepting the path that her nanny laid out for her, her leaving Joe signified her not accepting oppression and lastly her killing Tea Cake signified her valuing her only life over everything else and thus cutting loose her the one thing she depended on, Tea Cake. Overall these experiences developed her character and these new characteristics were the reward of her journey.

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The trial allows Janie a chance to reflect on her experiences with Tea Cake, despite all her former friends who have turned against her. When proven innocent, Janie is essentially liberated from the guilt of his death and is able to calmly remember him.

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This is when Janie decides to leave her old life behind and start a new life with Tea Cake. After selling the shop and choosing to trust him, and believe him in his promises, she fully commits to him and faces her biggest fear of essentially getting played for Tea Cake in the chance that he was only using her for her money. They often face challenges as she has a somewhat difficult time adjusting to Tea Cake’s way of life, even though it pleases her much more than her way of life during the time she passed with Joe. However as everything was going great, the man that introduced her to love, was battling death after their unfortunate experience of almost not surviving a hurricane. In Tea Cake’s attempts to save Janie, he was bit by a dog which gave him rabies. While Joe was fighting for his life, and losing his common sense and trying to kill Janie, Janie had to choose between the life of the man that she loved, and her own.

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After Janie marries Tea Cake, her greatest challenge - being with Joe Starks - has finally passed, as she faced her fear and confronted him with everything that disturbed her about him, she now leaves Eatonville and joins Tea Cake in his travels. She settles with Tea Cake at the Everglades and eventually joins him in working in the fields. This part of Janie’s life is the slow return to the normal world. After surpassing The Ordeal where she faces Joe, her life with Tea Cake is a return to some normalcy. However, it is also important to note that here, Hurston re-introduces the central theme of love and romance, as Janie rediscovers the concept of love and finally is with someone who can truly show her what love is. In the past, Janie was led to believe that simply marrying Logan Killicks would culminate in her falling in love for him. This, of course, did not happen. Similarly, Janie made an impulsive decision to run off with Joe Starks since she saw him as being ambitious and driven - she later comes to see that she does not love him since he treats her like he is beneath her. The concept of love is reintroduced through the introduction of Tea Cake. At this point in the novel, a mature and aware Janie decides to leave her life behind to marry Tea Cake, a man who she did truly end up loving. This is how Hurston paints the road back to the normal world - the fulfillment of Janie’s romantic character development through her marriage to Tea Cake.

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In the search of Janie’s idea of love, Janies finally finds her freedom from Joe. as well as owning all of his possessions ( the shop, money and their large house.  Tea Cake fills the gap in which Janie looked for in her previous relationships. Each relationship has shaped Janie’s character through suffering along a roller coaster process of dealing with her emotions. Tea Cake resembles the ultimate reward for Janie’s perseverance in pursuit of love, as the love shared did not rely on any material possession but to outgive each other, as well as filling that empty void with spiritual growth.

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Janie kills Tea Cake in the Everglades as a result of a heated climax within the novel. As Janie kills Tea Cake, she faces a turnpike where she is divided by her fears and ultimately, her survival. Her survival entails killing Tea Cake before he fires the round at her and ensures that his need for revenge is set through killing Janie. Tea Cake’s killing symbolizes a symbolic journey that solidifies her self worth and standing, as she has to take action in order to overcome her fears of neglecting love that she hasn't found. She does not kill him out of spite, but out of self protection as his intents were to harm Janie. Due to Tea Cake’s insecurities and suspicions of Janie cheating or being unfaithful to him, he has a backup revolver under his pillow that is ready for him whenever he feels that it is time to succumb to his paranoia and suspicions. Thus, Janie faces the reality of her action of saving herself, by killing the one who ‘saved’ her and showed her a loving marriage, however was not exempt from the presence of flaws and manipulation. Therefore, the protagonist in the novel resurrects herself, even though she mourns greatly for Tea Cakes loss, she finally gains the sense of independence and her confidence to aid self expression as she no longer worries about what people think of her in the conservative town of Eatonville. Given that she takes into account the loss of a figure in her life who served as the enemy disguised as the ‘elixir’ to her problems and insecurities, she kills him in order to ensure that she still has the chances to reach the horizon and achieve her intrinsic goals, of which are her sense of independence and self expression as a black woman in Eatonville.

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Janie lives with Tea Cake to ensure her freedom and happiness (Tea cake gives her more freedom than anyone else)

Hurston uses dialogue as a way to contrast Janie's inner growth throughout her journey ‘on the road back’ in the novel. For instance, silence is used as a powerful tool to show strength rather than passivity in Janie's voice during the time of the trial. Janie’s development of her voice is inseparable from her inner growth. This enhances the theme of maturity as Janie’s voice finally becomes independent and powerful on the road back.

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In the courtroom, Janie directly encounters ostracism from the same community that nurtured her development and supported her through the sudden occurrence of the hurricane, a penalty that she believes to be more hostile than any the court could threaten to impose on her. It wasn't the possibility of capital punishment that frightened her; instead, it was the prospect of being misunderstood. She has no interest in receiving acceptance from her society's superficialists, as she has already dismissed that world and personally discontinued its existence in her life. Still, she has a demanding interest for society to recognize the empowering dynamism she shared with Tea Cake, as well as her fortitude. Janie survives the trial and is declared innocent; unfortunately, Janie is ironically honored by the white community (usually categorized as her society's superficialists) and discredited by the black community. The paradoxical reverse evident in this scenario explicitly reflects  Hurston's anthropological views on race: racism is a cultural construct, demonstrating how the black community is more prone to the 'receiving end' (racism/discrimination). Therefore, the black community tends to disfavor the doctrines established from this basis of cultural constructs. Ultimately, it can be presumed that Janie's quest is not specifically devised for a member of the black or female community, but devised for a human (regardless of their race or gender; henceforth, inviting the readers to relate to the conceptual aspect(s) of the novel --- the elixir is the quest). This relation to the readers immediately has Janie return to the "normal world," as she voyages to Eatonville to re-tell her story to Pheoby, encouraging her to share it with others at her will. Thus, provoking an inspiration for others to parallel Janie's quest to their (personal) horizon to equal the innermost peace that she had discovered within herself.

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Janie, now assured of his love, fully defies social expectations and runs off to marry Tea Cake. The two wed in the morning, signifying creation rather than destruction; becoming “God” in their union, Tea Cake and Janie together “make” their new world. Tea Cake and Janie insulate themselves from this apparent racial oppression, they have not truly escaped from social cycles; their perception has changed while reality has not. Janie realises her journey is over.

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The Return With the Elixir is the final stage of the Hero’s Journey. The hero returns to their community as a force of change, bringing healing and wholeness to society at large. That healing (the “elixir”) can be physical, spiritual, or both. In the case of Janie, on her return she passes new knowledge and freedom just as she passed this knowledge with Pheoby

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Janie tells her story to Phoebe allowing her to reflect further. She then returns to her room and thinks of Tea Cake happily.

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Despite Tea cakes death Jannie did find the love she was searching for and learned what she desires for her own sake instead of acting the will of others, her previous husbands. Jannie refutes any attempts and scoundering her love life through her claim they dont have her experience. Showing jannies developmental arc through the story and how it impacted her ideals.