In the 1900’s, women are considered to be incapable to live without a husband. As a child Janie is always told by her nanny that she needs to marry; especially to a decent man. Nanny’s husband material choice for Janie is an older man named Logan Killlicks. However, Logan and Janie’s marriage did not last long and that is when she met Joe Starks. In the story Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The main character, Janie, gets married three times in her lifetime. Her first husband is Logan Killlicks by the persuasion of her nanny. Her second husband is Joe Starks. She meets him one day while Logan is out of town. Her third husband is Tea Cake. She meets him a few months after Joe dies; while she is in the store. Although Janie
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Janie did not want to marry Logan, but Nanny convinced her to be with he for her sake. A few weeks after they get married, Janie goes to talk to Nanny about how unhappy she is with Logan. Janie says, how Nanny tells her she was going to learn to love Logan, “but she [doesn’t]” (Hurston 23). Jane tells Nanny how there are people that will never be loved “and [says] he’s one of ‘em” (Hurston 24). Eventually, Janie got fed up with Logan and eludes her life with him. Proving that while with him she gains the courage to follow her gut and does want she wants to do; unlike at the beginning where she follows what Nanny tells her to …show more content…
He makes her feel special and allowed her to be herself. Tea Cake meets Janie a few months after Joe’s death. He came into the store one day and they start to talk. Eventually, Tea Cake and Janie grow so close together that they decide to get married and move to another town to start a new life together. While there they make some friends and just like her old life with Joe everyone would gather around the workplace and tells stories or jokes. However, this time with her new life with Tea cake she is not restricted from joining in. Jane would “listen and laugh and even talk” sometimes when she wants. She even starts to “tell big stories herself from listening to the rest” (Hurston 134). Janie making her own decisions on how she wants to live her life proves that Tea Cake helps her learn that she needs to live for herself and nobody else. This is because the behavior Joe would not let her do while they were together she was now freely able to do with Tea
Janie did not want to marry Logan, but Nanny convinced her to be with he for her sake. A few weeks after they get married, Janie goes to talk to Nanny about how unhappy she is with Logan. Janie says, how Nanny tells her she was going to learn to love Logan, “but she [doesn’t]” (Hurston 23). Jane tells Nanny how there are people that will never be loved “and [says] he’s one of ‘em” (Hurston 24). Eventually, Janie got fed up with Logan and eludes her life with him. Proving that while with him she gains the courage to follow her gut and does want she wants to do; unlike at the beginning where she follows what Nanny tells her to …show more content…
He makes her feel special and allowed her to be herself. Tea Cake meets Janie a few months after Joe’s death. He came into the store one day and they start to talk. Eventually, Tea Cake and Janie grow so close together that they decide to get married and move to another town to start a new life together. While there they make some friends and just like her old life with Joe everyone would gather around the workplace and tells stories or jokes. However, this time with her new life with Tea cake she is not restricted from joining in. Jane would “listen and laugh and even talk” sometimes when she wants. She even starts to “tell big stories herself from listening to the rest” (Hurston 134). Janie making her own decisions on how she wants to live her life proves that Tea Cake helps her learn that she needs to live for herself and nobody else. This is because the behavior Joe would not let her do while they were together she was now freely able to do with Tea