"Tea Cake looked like the love thoughts of women. He could be a bee to a blossom - a pear tree blossom in the spring. He seemed to be crushing scent out of the world with his footsteps. Crushing aromatic herbs with every step he took. Spices hung about him. He was a glance from God."
In this quote Janie is expressing her feelings about Tea Cake. As I read I noticed that Janie has deep feelings for Tea Cake. The part in the quote that caught me was when she said,"He was a glance from God". When Janie mentioned that I knew she would soon try to be permanent with Tea Cake."Ah never have done it so fur. But as de old folks always say,Ah'm born but Ah ain't dead. No tellin' whut Ah'm liable tuh do yet"
Janie confronts Tea Cake about gambling. At this time in the book Tea Cake has not did it so far, but when he says."Ah'm born but not dead" he is saying that he has not did it but he can't say he is not going to, he doesn't know if he will gamble or not until he is dead.
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