Janie's Motivation and Change
Throughout chapters 11 and 12, Janie is motivated by a desire to start afresh, not as the doll-like, timid wife of Jody, but as a person who lives life on her own terms. This desire motivates her to have a relationship with Tea Cake. This relationship is a new beginning for her, where she feels that she can 'realize herself all over'. Jody never allowed her to have her own way, so she means to do that now that he is gone, even if it means dating a man 12 years her junior. However, Janie's motivation changes after a few weeks spent with Tea Cake. He repeatedly leaves for days at a time, always coming back with a charmingly repentant air. Janie is too fond of him to stay upset, but her motivation for hanging on to Tea Cake begins to involve doubt. Doubt that Tea Cake really loves her and is not just taking advantage of a widow smitten with him and his charming ways. Her outlook towards her relationship with Tea Cake changes.From being the first happy relationship where she has experienced freedom, her relationship with Tea Cake has become a search for assurance from Tea Cake that he is serious about the relationship, and not just fooling around.
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