Comments by Tate Jones Most recent public comments by Tate Jones https://nowcomment.com/users/145142 This is unique in that it represents both denial and acceptance in Janie's grieving over Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300392 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300392 Sun, 05 May 2024 17:28:45 -0400 Sharing her story has helped Janie come to terms with its conclusion. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300391 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300391 Sun, 05 May 2024 17:21:20 -0400 Janie's relationship with Tea Cake came to the most tragic end but left her with the most positive memories of any of her marriages. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300390 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300390 Sun, 05 May 2024 17:16:53 -0400 Ironically, the environment in which Tea Cake felt most at home was ultimately the cause of his death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300375 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300375 Sun, 05 May 2024 17:02:07 -0400 These subtle references to racial discrimination (white cemetery vs. black graveyard) illustrate the underlying tension in the Florida community. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300374 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300374 Sun, 05 May 2024 16:32:29 -0400 The personification of nature reveals that no man is above its "malice." https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300373 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300373 Sun, 05 May 2024 16:24:56 -0400 Tea Cake feels unusually charitable after his first-hand encounter with nature's destructive capabilities. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300372 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3300372 Sun, 05 May 2024 16:22:51 -0400 Wealth, race, and injustice subside in the face of true danger. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299694 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299694 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:57:38 -0400 This is symbolic of Jody having to die for Janie to end up with Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299681 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299681 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:49:08 -0400 Janie is thankful to have finally found someone she can be happy with. At this moment, she feels content to accept her fate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299662 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299662 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:34:32 -0400 This fight may be a sign of things to come in Janie and Tea Cake's relationship. Moments like these seem to be symbolic of another breakup. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299645 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299645 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:21:29 -0400 It feels like this could be the start of the community's downfall. One of their main places of gathering may soon become a thing of the past. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299643 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299643 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:20:01 -0400 The town is becoming fueled by jealously. The tension is bound to boil over soon. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299638 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371428?scroll_to=3299638 Thu, 02 May 2024 22:08:25 -0400 Most people see Janie as a high-class figure, so they avoid messing with her. This girl feels no such sentiment. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297337 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297337 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:20:28 -0400 Janie will likely take drastic action to silence the rumors. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297336 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297336 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:18:43 -0400 The fight brought Janie and Tea Cake closer, at least temporarily. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297335 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297335 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:16:34 -0400 Tea Cake has become the informal "mayor" of the area around the lake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297334 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297334 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:11:25 -0400 Tea Cake is giving Janie the adventurous lifestyle she has longed for, but at what cost? https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297333 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297333 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:09:47 -0400 Janie is giving Tea Cake more and more power in the relationship. She is slowly sinking back into submissiveness like her role with Jody in Eatonville. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297332 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297332 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:06:55 -0400 Gamblers never win. Surely Janie will see through Tea Cake trying to recover his losses by doing something ever riskier and more stupid. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297330 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:03:04 -0400 Tea Cake is admitting that he's using Janie for sex and money at this point. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297328 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297328 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:02:02 -0400 Tea Cake didn't run off with the money, but he essentially wasted it. We'll see if Janie's love wears off and she sees the truth of the matter, or if Tea Cake becomes further corrupted by money like he's never had. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297325 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371427?scroll_to=3297325 Sun, 28 Apr 2024 21:59:36 -0400 Selling the store is the last step in Janie's separation from Jody and his work building the town. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296056 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296056 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:32:15 -0400 Pheoby has become the new Jody to Janie, making sure she maintains her high-class reputation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296055 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:29:26 -0400 Janie is still "Mrs. Mayor Starks" with the townspeople. We'll see how long that lasts as her relationship with Tea Cake develops. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296054 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296054 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:25:18 -0400 Janie officially surrenders to her newfound love with Tea Cake. He offers an escape from her repetitive life manning the store. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296053 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296053 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:23:39 -0400 Tea Cake's absence only makes Janie long for him more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296052 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296052 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:20:43 -0400 At this point, Janie has given Tea Cake her full trust. If I woke up with someone I barely knew combing my hair, I wouldn't feel very comfortable. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296051 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3296051 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:12:09 -0400 This image is a metaphor for Janie feeling fulfilled after meeting Tea Cake. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294306 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294306 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:30:05 -0400 Janie appreciates that Tea Cake acts like a friend, not some suitor, around her. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294305 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294305 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:27:52 -0400 Tea Cake is getting at Janie by offering to help her at the store. He wants to show that he isn't in it for the money or fame, he wants to be a supportive man. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294301 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294301 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:22:46 -0400 Now Pheoby is the one helping Janie maintain her social status and appearance of grief. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294277 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294277 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:10:48 -0400 Janie is too kind-hearted for the cutthroat world of business. Her experiences running the town for herself are putting Joe's duties in perspective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294273 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294273 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:07:55 -0400 Janie is really basking in her independence. We'll see how long it takes for a new lover to once again shift her perspective on life and the role she plays in society. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371426?scroll_to=3294272 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:02:36 -0400 Janie must balance the excitement of her newfound independence with giving the grieving reaction the townspeople expect. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291349 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291349 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:25:45 -0400 Janie is beginning to feel the effects of her constant effort to be the loving, smiling mayor's wife. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291334 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291334 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 22:09:43 -0400 Janie and Jody's relationship is on the sword's edge - about to blow up in a fury of violence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291333 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3291333 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:48:57 -0400 Janie's fear was realized. The pressure of building the town from the ground up has worn Jody down. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290928 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290928 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:20:17 -0400 Nature allows Janie to be who she is. She doesn't have to worry about maintaining appearances like she does with Jody. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290925 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290925 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:18:23 -0400 Everything Janie gets from Jody is material. There is no love left in the relationship. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3290918 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:15:56 -0400 Janie asserts that while Jody thinks he is a noble, benevolent leader, he has little to be proud of when he considers his morals. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289395 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289395 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:35:23 -0400 The harsh reality of Janie's glorified marriage with Jody hits her all at once. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289391 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289391 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:23:01 -0400 Joe wants Janie to stay away from the worse-off residents to preserve his own image of elitism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289371 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289371 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:56:32 -0400 Joe is embracing his position of power, almost to the point of abuse. He will likely be slapped back down to earth shortly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289369 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289369 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:45:34 -0400 Janie feels isolated from the townspeople because of her authoritative position as Mrs. Mayor. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289367 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:42:09 -0400 Jody is a strong leader in the town's development. He asks no more of his neighbors than what he is willing to do himself. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289346 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371429?scroll_to=3289346 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:27:50 -0400 Ties Janie's experiences back to the difference in dreams between men and women from the first couple of paragraphs of the novel. The dream is the truth, and Janie has just gotten a strong dose of reality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288269 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:45:46 -0400 This is one of the first clear indicators of the story's setting. It is likely set in the post-Civil War South (mid-1800s). https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288265 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:35:41 -0400 Nanny's life goal is now fulfilled. Her sole remaining purpose is to set Janie up for success after she is gone. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288261 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288261 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:26:36 -0400 Janie no longer sees Nanny as an authoritative, all-powerful figure. She does not feel obligated to follow Nanny's commands after her awakening. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288257 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288257 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:18:29 -0400 The woman is very socially conscious. She knows that the people are talking about her, but is content to live her life her way despite their judgments. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288253 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288253 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:00:25 -0400 The juxtaposition of the woman's high social class and raggedy appearance provides a conflict for the observers. They want to gossip about the woman but feel obligated to respect her until she is out of sight. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288247 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288247 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:55:17 -0400 The "sitters" voice their disapproval of the woman's childish, informal appearance. This critique is ironic because of the grammatically incorrect slang it is expressed in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288245 https://nowcomment.com/documents/371412?scroll_to=3288245 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 21:46:57 -0400