Their eyes were watching god

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…and experience life for herself begins when she is a child, dreaming of love and all that life has to offer. Nanny, Logan Killicks, and Joe Starks mistreat, misunderstand, and control Janie for most of her life, hindering her from the independence she so desperately wants. Although she endures many hardships, it is through her relationship with Tea Cake that Janie is finally made an equal participant in her own life, thus achieving her dreams.