From the time Janie was a child she had problems fitting in with her peers. This was partly because of her nice clothing, wonderful complexion, and long beautiful hair. Janie’s grandmother encouraged her to be different from her peers. She wanted to make up for her past mistakes raising children by having Janie become the person that she never was able to be. During Janie’s early childhood she plays with the grandchildren of …showed first 75 words of 435 total…

…showed last 75 words of 435 total…to discover her self, what she can do, and how fulfilling true love is. Though her relationship with Tea Cake is cut short by tragedy Janie takes away a feeling that she has struggled for her whole life. Janie is now able to live her life without being someone that other people create. With her new found identity Janie is able to believe in herself more than she was ever able to in the past.