Janie and Teacake

From Tea Cake, Janie learns to love and what it feels like to be loved. Tea Cake not only made Janie feel special with his words, but proved it as well by taking her fishing, hunting, to the movies, dancing, gardening with her, and other "signs of possession" (105). For a while, Janie and Tea Cake worked the fields together. For the first time in her life, Janie is enjoying life. She says "...we ain't got …

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