• Blog – Through out the entire book, Janie is quick to talk; however, she says almost nothing during the trial. Why?
After Tea Cake dies, Janie is put on trial. Before she married Tea Cake Janie had a hard time expressing herself to people because her first two husbands controlled everything she did. While Janie only spends a short amount of time with Tea Cake, in that time she discovers who she is and what she can do. She realized that she could speak out and express herself with Tea Cake. While on trial however she chooses not to speak much, she knows that the memory of Tea Cake will be with her forever, and that she has found the peace that she had desired for her entire life, and that is all that matters to her.
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i totally agree with what you said about janie and tea cake they helped each other find who they really were. i thought the trial was odd because they loved each other and it was obvious that she killed him in self-defense. i blame the other people, for accusing janie when they really had no ida what they were talking about.
I didn't think the reason about janie not speaking at the trial the same was as you did. I think that you raise a good point about Janie realizing these things about her, it was something that hadn't even crossed my mind. I thought that she did it becasue she was in mourning, but I think you're more right than I am.
I agree with your post Michael, it is as if she has nothing more to say because most people knew that she had to protect herself from the rabies-enraged Teacake. Her "mission" of seeing the world is complete and many don't know how to complete such a mission until they experience it themselves.
I agree with you post Hershey. Before Tea Cake Janie did have a really hard time expressing who she really was instead, and her voice was also depressed because they didn't give her a fair opportunity. Great Post!
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