Characterization
What is tea cake real name?
mr vergible woods
Where do Janie and tea cake move?
The Everglades
Who owned the store in eatonville?
Joe starks
What does Janie hair symbolize
Shows that Janie is mixed
Why did the townspeople turn on joe?
The Townspeople turn of joe because they are fed up with his egotistical attitude and of the way he treats the townspeople
What is the name of Janie first husband?
Logan Killicks
Where did Janie meet tea cake?
Leaves eatonville and meets tea cake in Jacksonville at the store
What made joe starks slap Janie in front of all the people?
He was trying to show Janie that he was in control of her. To show That he had the power over her
What did the pear tree symbolize?
The tree embodies the roots of her memories, the branches of her vision, and the blossoming of her dreams.
Why did Janie leave Logan killicks?
Joe tells Janie that he wants to marry her, take her to the city, and make her a proper lady. Janie runs away with him, and they head to Eatonville.
What happened to Janie’s parents
Her mother was raped by her white school teacher and that is how Janie was made
Where did Janie meet joe star
Janie and Tea Cake, have gone down to the Everglades to find work in the bean harvest. One day they observe several bands of Seminole Indians moving east. One of the Seminoles warns them that there is a hurricane coming.
What caused Janie and tea cake to move to the Everglades?
Janie and Tea Cake go down to the Everglades to get work harvesting beans, and Tea Cake also earns money through gambling. “Between de beans and de dice Ah can't lose,” Tea Cake says.
What does the title of the book mean?
With the even of the hurricane characters recognize the lack of control they have over their own lives, and realize they can only be spared from the cruelty of nature if God sees fit to save them.
Who was tea cake cheating on Janie with?
Ms. Turner
How do the town feel about tea cake and Janie
They beame jealous and felt as if tea cake were taking advantage of Janie, or trying to reel her in.
Where did tea cake die?
He died in janie’s arms after he had bitten her
What caused tea cake death?
Rabies
What does tea cake name symbolize?
Sweetness, kindness, and love to janies life
Why did tea cake still janies money from her purse l?
to gamble
SWhat was Janie first impression on tea cake?
She laughed at his jokes. Her Lonliess began to disappear and she became happy for the first time in a while
(Happy/excited)
What was the town called that Janie stayed in before she moved to the Everglades
Eatonville
what caused joe starks death?
Kinsey failure and his distant relationship with Janie
What does the hurricane represent?
The hurricane represents the destructive fury of nature.
Why did Janie kill tea cake?
He had to shoot her because he was trying to kill her