Dec 14 2008
Their Eyes: chapters 11-13
At this point in the book we are really able to see Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship developing. To Janie, the age issue seemed like a problem at first, but when she saw how much fun she had with Tea Cake it didn’t seem like a big deal. He actually wanted to have fun with her, and that is something that she did not experience with Joe. For the first time in a long time she was having a really good time.
“It was so crazy digging worms by lamp light and seeting out for Lake Sabelia after midnight that she felt like a child breaking rules. That’s what made Janie like it. They caught two or three and got home just before day. Then she had to smuggle Tea Cake out by the back gate and that made it seem like some great secret she was keeping from the town.” (102)
In the quote above Janie mentioned how she felt like a child, and how that is what made her like the experience so much. Now that I think about it Janie’s childhood was cut off so short. She was forced to marry at such a young age, and she was never able to finish having fun as a child. Her marriage forced her to grow up before she was ready. I think that is probably why she enjoys this relationship so much, because she is able to act like the kid that she never got to be.
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