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How do you think Janie and Tea Cake’s relationship in general, or in this specific instance in chapter 13 Their eyes were watching god is allegorical, or teaches us something more about relationships in general or marriage specifically? Point to specific evidence from the text to support your argument.

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In the story, Janie's sentiments about love and marriage are a running theme. Tea Cake and Janie's love and marriage are clearly shown in Chapter 13, which is filled with heartwarming passages. Janie and Tea Cake are shown to have a one-of-a-kind relationship in this chapter, and it becomes clear that Tea Cake does not merely care about Janie's money.

In this chapter, Janie comes to terms with the fact that she, too, loves Tea Cake. In the last paragraph, "Janie looks down on Tea Cake and feels a self-crushing love. So, her soul crawled out from its hiding place" (128). Janie has never been in love with anyone, and she has never felt anything like it. In the end, she realizes what genuine love is all about.

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Teachers are smart, change some words to avoid plagiarism. :)

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