Journal 5

The motivation behind Janie is both her love for Tea-Cake and the yearning she has to be free. From the moment that they play checkers Janie finds out another side of her. A part that we have seen all throughout the story that she finally is able to let out at Jodie's death bed. She wants to be free to do as she likes. She is not materialistic, she cares not for having lots of property and land. She was previously only living her Grandmother's dream of wealth. It has been many years now since her grandmother died and she can live her own dream. She will live life to its fullest, doing whatever she likes, however she likes, until the day that she dies. Tea Cake has the open mind that Jodie did not, that allows Janie to be herself around him.