2. The inciting incident in Their Eyes Were Watching God occurred when Janie met Joe Starks. At the time, Janie was currently married to Logan Killicks on behalf of her grandmother’s wishes. She believed her love for Logan would grow and develop after their marriage. However, Janie realized she does not love him, and their marriage fails. Logan “had stopped talking in rhymes to her. He had ceased to wonder at her long black hair and finger it” (26). Their “love” has deceased, and the “sparks” are not present. She suddenly met a stranger passing by her home named Joe Starks. They both talk to each other as if they were old friends. He invited her to come along with him to a new town, and Janie’s prolong, momentous journey began.
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After the passing of Joe Starks, Janie’s second husband, Janie met a young new man. The man named Vergible “Tea Cake” Woods brought happiness and joy to Janie’s life. Their marriage was filled with love and enjoyable times. They help, support, and protect each other. After Tea Cake protected Janie from a mad dog, he told her, “You don’t have tuh say, if it wuzn’t fuh me, baby, cause Ah’m heah, and then Ah want yuh tuh know it’s uh man heah” (167). We, the readers, see how much Tea Cake truly loves Janie. Their inseparable bond was strong and full of trust. However, their marriage tragically ended when Janie was forced to shoot Tea Cake. He was acting viciously and attempted to hurt Janie. When Tea Cake fell down after being shot, Janie rushed to his side and sobbed. She “held his head tightly to her breast and wept and thanked him wordlessly for giving her the chance for loving service” (184). Janie finally found the right man who supported her and made her feel happy. When Janie pointed the gun at Tea Cake, we, the readers, anticipate if Janie would pull the trigger on her loving husband. Once she shot him, a whole
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After the passing of Joe Starks, Janie’s second husband, Janie met a young new man. The man named Vergible “Tea Cake” Woods brought happiness and joy to Janie’s life. Their marriage was filled with love and enjoyable times. They help, support, and protect each other. After Tea Cake protected Janie from a mad dog, he told her, “You don’t have tuh say, if it wuzn’t fuh me, baby, cause Ah’m heah, and then Ah want yuh tuh know it’s uh man heah” (167). We, the readers, see how much Tea Cake truly loves Janie. Their inseparable bond was strong and full of trust. However, their marriage tragically ended when Janie was forced to shoot Tea Cake. He was acting viciously and attempted to hurt Janie. When Tea Cake fell down after being shot, Janie rushed to his side and sobbed. She “held his head tightly to her breast and wept and thanked him wordlessly for giving her the chance for loving service” (184). Janie finally found the right man who supported her and made her feel happy. When Janie pointed the gun at Tea Cake, we, the readers, anticipate if Janie would pull the trigger on her loving husband. Once she shot him, a whole