Janie and Marriage
Janie at the end of the novel is a second time widow. Her first marriage just ended abruptly and there is nothing more to say about it, but the reaction to Jody’s death versus Tea Cake’s death displays the power of love. The kind of love Janie discovers under the pear tree. I do take issue with some of the things that occurred between Janie and Tea Cake. There is no excuse to hit your partner, that is not love. I would just like to make it clear that I do not think Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship was a healthy one. However Janie’s emotions for Tea Cake make his death far more deep than Jody’s and that shows the difference between a relationship founded on pure emotion instead of lies. A big indicator of just how bad the relationship between Janie and Jody was shows through in the scene where she tells him off while he lies on his deathbed. From page 85 to 87 the floodgates of Janie’s pent up feelings open into the room. Their toxic relationship is evident through Janie only feeling s