Chapter 13

Chapter 13 Quote 1

"Put dat two hundred back wid de rest, ... Janie. Mah dice. Ah no need no assistance tuh help me feed mah woman. From now on, you goin tuh eat whutever mah money can buy uh and wear de same. When Ah ain’t gotnothin’ you don’ t get nothin’."

He takes pride in being able to provide for a woman who has lived such a privileged life. Although Janie never seems conflicted about living a poor life with Tea Cake, she kind of has to agree to live by what he provides or severely damage his pride. This is a sacrifice she is willing to take.

Chapter 13 Quote 2

But it was always going to be dark to Janie if Tea Cake didn’t soon come back

The fact that everything would "always….be dark" if Tea Cake doesn’t return shows just how much Janie loves him. She considers him the light in her world, much like the sun which is about to set.