When they arrive in the Everglades, Janie is quick to work beside Tea Cake on the muck. How does this compare to the way she worked with Logan and Jody?
When Janie went to the Everglades with Tea Cake she quickly got to start helping him out. This was surprising because Logan never let Janie touch anything and would even get jealous if Janie could do something better than he could. Tea Cake isn't like Logan. If Janie could do something better than Logan could, He wouldn't care. Logan would accept all things about Janie. Tea Cake is allowing Janie to become who SHE wants. Logan always wanted her to work in the house or sit on the porch. Logan would allow her to do anything she wanted to do, even if it meant to do things outside. I think that the fact that Janie and Tea Cake went to the Everglades is symbolic. I believe it is symbolizing the outdoors that Jody never allowed Janie to be in. The fact that Tea Cake is with her and allowing her to be outdoors at the Everglades is showing that he is letting Janie become her own person unlike Logan and Jody.
1 comment:
good blog, love. :] i like how you were comparing all of Janie's relationships. i especially liked when you said, "I think that the fact that Janie and Tea Cake went to the Everglades is symbolic. I believe it is symbolizing the outdoors that Jody never allowed Janie to be in. The fact that Tea Cake is with her and allowing her to be outdoors at the Everglades is showing that he is letting Janie become her own person unlike Logan and Jody." i never really thought of it as a symbol that way. i thought it was a symbol of a fresh start and a new life but what you said made me look at it differently.
good for you.
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