Tea Cake is Janie's love, peace, and best friend. When he was introduced in the novel, I saw that he is a fun, loving person and would be perfect for Janie. As he played his "box", guitar, his music symbolized beauty. Tea Cake was a man who could and would do anything to make himself and Janie happy. His genuine kindness and intelligence made him successful. After Janie leaves Eatonville with Tea Cake, they travel …showed first 75 words of 543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 543 total…was her own self now and that she was no longer going to live her grandmothers life. Janie had another strong character in her life, her nanny. Her nanny was the farthest from the best, but was an active role in Janie's life. Even if the nanny wasn't the best influence on her life, Janie wouldn't have become the women she was if she hadn't had the chance to have her nanny touch her soul.