... and abuse Janie was cautious about letting this man in her life. However her desire for love was stronger and powered over anything else. Janie loved tea cake so much she sold her store and moved to another state with him. Earlier in her life she was the type of person to worry what others ... and purpose to do as she please, which is something she also had to learn along the way of her pursuit of love. Janie marries Tea Cake; at first it's a little rocky. Tea Cake steals Janie's money, which isn't a bad thing after he explains it to her, the reason. Every relationship is like the last, h...

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... her hair, her source of freedom and character. Janie eventually decides to live the life she has always wanted to live, and makes plans to marry Tea Cake, sell the store, and move out of town, all to the town's horror. Although no one is used to seeing Janie in this light, she strongly ... to strange new places like the Everglades. It is here in the Everglades that Janie would remain for the rest of her marriage with Tea Cake, agreeing to live off Tea Cake's money and plans, through thick and thin. This time represents happiness as well, because the reader can finally see Janie satisfied ...

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... Unlike, her other husbands, Logan, and Joe, who controlled her on one way or the other. Because they have the trust they can rely on one another anytime. Tea Cake gives Janie whatever he can offer. "From now on, you gointuh eat wahutever mah money can buy and wear de same. When Ah ain't got nothin" you don't ... git nothin."(122) Tea cake loves Janie and wants her to be happy. He's the only one who gives Janie the freedom to be who she is, not who someone wanted her to be. ... All of Janie's life she was hidden behind a mask that only was taken off with Tea Cake's love. "He drifted into...

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... and she finds it by searching for the right man to confine into. Janie does not find true happiness and fulfillment until she marries Tea Cake and experiences his love and respect. Tea Cake is Janie's true love. He wins Janie's heart with his carefree, fun-loving nature. She adores his energy and willingness to make her ... glad if was, 'cause then Ah might do somethin' tuh please yuh. But lak it is"(Ch.11). One of the reasons that Janie loves Tea Cake so much is that he is open with her, admitting his fear when he sees her angry and stating his strength of character to do anything t...

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... not combined with ambition, and he can openly express his love for Janie. Although Janie is cautious of his intentions and their age difference, Tea Cake continues to seek her out. "But it was no place to show her fear there in the darkness between the house and the store (Hurston ... recover. Before he is well, he decides they should go back to the muck. There he gets progressively sicker. Tea Cake has rabies and will probably not survive. The next day, however, Tea Cake becomes paranoid and attacks Janie with a pistol. She knows that he does not know what he is doing and is in ... as ...

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... marriage from a different point of view; "A marriage needs love". With this new point of view toward marriage, she meets a man, Tea Cake and falls in love. Surely, her third marriage with Tea Cake is full of flowers since it contains love. " "Tain't Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have, baby, it's protection. Ah ain't ... just shows him an indifferent smile. Starks's crooked manner of expressing love does somehow bring a rose into her marriage life, however, with thorns. "But, Janie, Tea Cake, whilst he ain't no jail-bird, he ain't got uh dime tuh cry. Ain't you skeered he's jus after yo"...

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... Neale Hurston, Janie Crawford encounters three marriages. One with a man named Logan Hillicks, a second with a man named Joe Starks, and another with a man named Tea Cake. Janie goes through different hardships between each marriage, and learns through each experience. Janie's relationship with Logan Hillicks was ugly and dull. What led Janie to Logan was that ... wins Janie's heart because he is so fun, loving, and nothing like her other husbands. Janie enjoys her freedom with Tea Cake, she is able to speak and do things freely. He encourages Janie, and makes her feel good about hersel...

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... . Jody's death sets her free: "Inside the expensive black folds were resurrection and life." At this point, Janie grasps her identity back. Meeting Tea Cake is the best thing that ever happened to Janie. He encourages her to know herself and to let everyone around her see exactly who she is. Unlike Jody ... , Tea Cake wants Janie to speak her mind. When they argue over whether Tea Cake really wants to take Janie to the picnic or not, he tells her to have the nerve to say what she ... opinions. She has learned what makes her happy and what she wants. This is Janie's first step toward bei...

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... task. She went through a series of tough tests and road bumps. Those steps were: escaping from nanny, the Killicks marriage, the Starks marriage, and the Tea Cake marriage. When Janie was growing up she lived with her Grandmother, or "nanny." Nanny truly cared about Janie and she wanted the best for her, but she didn ... 20 years! After two sour marriages it seemed as if she was doomed. That is until Tea Cake came along. Tea Cake gave something to Janie that her two previous marriages hadn't, love. He genuinely cared about her. Tea Cake wasn't a rich guy, but that didn't matter to Janie....

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... happiness is to keep going until you find it. She finally finds this when she travels a little farther and meets the one and only, Tea Cake. Janie's true love is indeed Mr. Tea Cake Woods. Janie falls for him because of his carefree and loving nature. She loves the fact that Tea ... Cake tries so hard to make her his equal. Tea Cake is immediately seen differently when he teaches Janie how to play checkers because it shows that he believes Janie is smart enough to comprehend ... it and that she is worth more than just a trophy wife, unlike Logan and Joe. Tea Cake would listen and expres...

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... singing, and throwning grins over his shoulder. The sounds lulled Janie to soft slumber and then she woke up with Tea Cake combing her hair and scratching the dandruff from her scalp." Tea Cake and Janie obviously shared a special love between them as their relationship grew. The things he did for her made her feel ... unbelievable. They did things she had never even thought of. Tea Cake took her places she had never been. "To Janie's strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new." Janie went to many new places and ... Logan or stayed in Eatonville with Joe. She would've j...

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... singing, and throwning grins over his shoulder. The sounds lulled Janie to soft slumber and then she woke up with Tea Cake combing her hair and scratching the dandruff from her scalp." Tea Cake and Janie obviously shared a special love between them as their relationship grew. The things he did for her made her feel ... unbelievable. They did things she had never even thought of. Tea Cake took her places she had never been. "To Janie's strange eyes, everything in the Everglades was big and new." Janie went to many new places and ... Logan or stayed in Eatonville with Joe. She would've j...

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... wants because Joe does not listen to her and makes her work in the store. Soon, however, Joe falls ill and dies. Another man, Tea Cake, begins to come around Janie after Joe's death. Tea Cake falls in love with Janie for the person she is and not the money she earns while she is with Joe. Janie loves Tea ... Cake for the compassion and respect he shows her, so the two marry and move south to the Everglades. The two live happily together by earning the money ... the midst of the hurricane, they pray and keep "their eyes watching God." Tea Cake saves Janie from a rabid-dog during the hur...

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... with homes that resemble shacks, and not much else. After Jody dies Janie commits to change once more by selling the store and running off with Tea Cake and leaving everything else as it is. When Janie and Jody move to Eatonville Joe quickly becomes a leader amongst the town and establishes his dominance from the ... on earth kin hold uh candle tuh you, baby. You got de keys to de kingdom". Janie is warned by her friends to be cautious of Tea Cake because he is considerably younger than she is and is considered to be a wild card, however Janie ignores everyone's warning and continues on ...

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... her. However, she does not love Logan and runs off with Jody. This marriage also turns stale and after Logan's death she marries once more to Tea Cake which eventually ends with his own tragic death. These three marriages are quite similar in ways, yet Janie gains different experiences from each in her long journey ... to Sop-de-Bottom, he said, "Ah beat her tuh show dem Turners who is boss."(141) Tea Cake even whips Janie to express his possession of her to Ms. Turner's brother. Even though Tea Cake just whips her to make sure he keeps her, Janie has to face being dominated in all her ...

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... searching for love. She turns down suitors and stays in her community. It almost seems that Janie has given-up on finding real love until Tea Cake walks in the door. Janie's reaction to Tea Cake is "He could be a bee to a blossom a pear tree blossom in the spring. He seemed to be crushing aromatic herbs with every step he took ... . Spices hung about him, he was a glance from God"(106.) Though after a hesitation period, Janie finally lets her dream of love return to her and Tea Cake is the one who finally fulfills Janie's dream. He took Janie "from barren brown stems to glistening leaf b...

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Often, women are portrayed in weak roles, and decisions are made for them by men. In Alice in Wonderland and Corpses Bride both Alice and Emily are initially put into uncomfortable situations due to their femininity. Both females encounter unwanted marriages,but are able to follow their true desires ... eighteen For young women that reached this age during this time period were most likely already arranged to be married to someone of their class. In the film Alice in Wonderland nineteen year old Alice Kingsleigh is arranged to be married to Amish Ascots, son of Lord and Lady Ascots. Her moth...

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... alcohol. Some people will attempt to avoid the real world and try to live their life in a fantasy world; something which is seen in the movie with the Alice in Wonderland references. An instance when Neo is likened to Alice is when he is told to follow the white rabbit by the person on his computer. Some people will ask, "If ... Neo is Peter, then why is he likened to a little girl from a fairy tale?" My response is this. First, the Alice in Wonderland references are not very significant in the movie, although they do add another dimension. They are not consistent enough throughout the ...

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... she no longer needs to please another person. She is still looking for her perfect pear-blossom world, however. She finds it in one of the most unlikely places. Tea Cake is younger than she, poorer than she, and can offer her nothing but love. Fortunately, all Janie needs is love. He doesn't want to use her as a mule, or as ... they are both willing to sacrifice everything for each other. Janie is "thankful fuh anything [they came] through together" [158], and Tea Cake calls Janie "mah wife and mah woman and everything else in de world Ah needs" [119]. When she's with Tea Cake, Janie al...

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... Were Watching God, Janie Starks lives her life in a constant journey for true love. From the time when she is very young to her life before her last husband, Tea Cake, she is let down again and again. Janie grows up as a relatively happy child in a white southern plantation where her grandmother, Nanny, who works as a servant. She is very curious ... to him the next time he belittled her. Soon, Joe starts suffering from health problems and dies. Although she is in no rush to meet anyone new, Janie meets Tea Cake and marries for the third time. She feels as though despite the less glamor...

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... Were Watching God, Janie Starks lives her life in a constant journey for true love. From the time when she is very young to her life before her last husband, Tea Cake, she is let down again and again. Janie grows up as a relatively happy child in a white southern plantation where her grandmother, Nanny, who works as a servant. She is very curious ... to him the next time he belittled her. Soon, Joe starts suffering from health problems and dies. Although she is in no rush to meet anyone new, Janie meets Tea Cake and marries for the third time. She feels as though despite the less glamor...

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... item any normal person would be as hot as an oven but not Tita. Titas "know how" at cooking came because of a very strange experiment. Since she was making the cake for the wedding, her tears went into the mixture. Because of all her crying, she had gone delusional so Nacha a friend of the De La Garzas finished making the icing ... that would end the cake. Nevertheless, that was not all that the tears would do. "But the weeping was just the first symptom of a strange intoxication-an acute attack of pain and frustration-that seized ... ...

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... recipes that she so carefully prepares. When Tita discovers that Pedro agrees to the marriage to her sister instead of her, she experiences true sadness. As she is preparing the cake for Rosaura and Pedro's wedding, her tears fall into the frosting. Once the wedding reception occurs, we find out for the first time that Tita can put her emotions into ... the food she is preparing, which effects anybody that happens to eat it. Upon tasting the cake, the guests began to weep and cry as the author states, "but the weeping was just the first symptom of a strange intoxication-an acute attack ...

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... stucco white ceiling that can possess a million figures whenever I put the effort and imagination into it, and it was then that I realized my imagination had carried me away off into a wonderland again. I closed my eyes longing to be back into my state of unconsciousness. As my heart clenched and my throat knotted, I gasped out a heart-rendering cry: "It was too good ... ...

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... correctly may also prohibit the receiver from getting the intended message the receiver may mistake your words for foul or offensive terms. The manner in which the message is communicated makes a huge impact on how the message will be interpreted. If the sender/ receiver has a positive message yet states the message rudely or with an attitude the sender/receiver will immediately ... interpret the message wrongly or negatively. The psychological model insists that accurate communication can not ... humans regard communication. In conclusion the psychological model didn't expose the reas...

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