Wednesday, February 13, 2008
TEWWG Chapter 19-20
Things take a turn for the worst in these chapters and Janie ends up taking Tea Cake's life by shooting him. Even though Janie shoots Tea Cake out of self-defense...I think she blames herself for it. This could explain why she doesn't talk. At the trial, Janie doesn't say a word because she feels ashamed of what she has done. Shame, embarrasement, and mourning are just a few reasons for why she won't talk at the trial. After she has killed Tea Cake, she lost the respect of the people at The Muck. I find it interesting that she takes it so hard when in previous chapters she had made the bold statement saying something along the lines of, "I could die right now and my life would be complete because I had happiness with you (Tea Cake)" Now that Tea Cake is gone, she is sad and depressed. I feel like she will bounce back, though. Throughout the book Janie has had ups and downs with her moods. One minute she's happy, the next she's depressed, the next she's fighting with someone, the next they're making up. This is why I think she will bounce back from her depression and eventually she will be happy again.
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You say that you are surprised when Jannie "takes it so hard". I know what you are saying when you relate it to how she could die and be happy, but you have to take into account that she is not the one that is dead. Not only that but she had to kill teacake. Being the fact that it is Teacake that is dead, she is quiet, like you said, in mourning
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