Pear Tree Quotes

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Spiritually growth is developing a higher awareness or consciousness. Most of them everyone will find us the pear tree so I won't really depend on the tree. Chapter 3 have two quotes from Janie they state, "...Ah wants b things sweet wid mah marriage lak when you sit under a pear tree..." and "... Janie wen on inside to wait for love to begin..." Ever since she was an innocent girl Janie always knew what she wanted to do. She wanted a nice marriage full of love but she thought it would just come to her which it wasn't. She wanted get Marge to be as pleasant as that kiss she had got. Now this next quote come from chapter 8, " ...let down hey plentiful hair..." Now let me explain something her hair is a symbol of her freedom and strength. So

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