The first observation I made about the tea cake was its light, inviting nature. It looked like more of a cookie than an actual cake. The more you ate, the more you wanted. This was evident when I asked if Mr. McElveen had extra. Even after I had more, I wanted more. The cake starts off sweet and delicious, but as I continued to eat I noticed a slight crunch, a faint bitterness.
The tea cake and Tea Cake have identical personalities. Tea Cake starts off very nice, and seems to finally be the genuine man that Janie has been hoping for. His peaceful nature was inviting, and Janie fell right into it. They showed their affect in public many times. A specific occasion was when Tea Cake taught Janie about chess in "He set it up and began to show her and she found herself glowing inside" (95-96). However, the sweet, inviting nature faded off into that slight crunch and that faint bitterness. Tea Cake went insane and rabid "She saw him coming from the outhouse with a queer loping gait, swinging his head from side to side and his jaws clenched in a funny way" (182-183). Finally, his cruel nature was directed at Janie."The fiend in him must kill and Janie was the only living thing he saw" (184).
Tea Cake started off nice and peaceful, but in the end turned rabid. Janie had to kill him out of self-defense.
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