is a novel about a Southern black woman and her

experiences through life. Janie, the main character, is

forced at a young age by her grandmother, into an

arranged marriage with a man named Logan. Janie is told

to learn to love Logan, but the love never comes for

Logan in Janie's heart so she leaves him. She meets a

man named Joe. Soon after they are married. Joe was

sweet at first, then his true feelings about women come

out and Janie looses her love she thought she had for

him. He soon dies after their separation. Janie then

falls in love with a man named Tea Cake. He is the man

with whom she has a wonderful, loving, happy marriage.

Janie, through youth and lack of empowerment, is mislead

to believe other people's definitions of love and

marriage until she is strong enough to find a

relationship on her own which satisfies her personal

Nanny, Janie's grandmother, leads her to believe

that love comes after marriage though love is secondary

to the security marriage provides. Nanny feels marriage

was simply for security and to start a family. "Taint

Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have baby, it's

Janie is saying that love takes a different form

with each of her husbands. Her marriage to Logan makes

Joe is also a growing experience for her because it let

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Approximate Word count = 941
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)