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What do tea cake’s words reveal about his intentions?

African-American writer Zora Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God narrates the life of a young girl named Janie, from girlhood into womanhood. Tea Cake is the third husband and first true lover of Janie. Mrs. Turner is white who adores Caucasian features of Janie and doesn't understand how she has been married Tea Cake. Because of that Tea Cake wants to avoid Mrs. Turner and doesn't want to go to her restaurant to eat.            

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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

2) He plans to avoid Mrs. Turner and her business... Show More
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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

2. He plans to avoid Mrs. Turner and her business... Show More
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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

African-American writer Zora Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God narrates the life of a young girl named Janie, from girlhood into womanhood. Tea Cake is the third husband and first true lover of Janie. Mrs. Turner is white who adores Caucasian features of Janie and doesn't understand how she has been married Tea Cake. Because of that Tea Cake wants to avoid Mrs. Turner and doesn't want to go to her restaurant to eat.            ... Show More
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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

The correct answer is: He plans to avoid Mrs. Turner and her business.Explanation:In this excerpt, Tea Cake states clearly that he plans to avoid Mrs. Turner, as we can notice from the following parts of his speech: Keep her from round dis house  - He wants her to stay away from that house. Ah’m telling her husband tuh keep her home. - He will tell her husband to keep her home.Tea Cake doesn't want to see Mrs. Turner because she hates black people and underestimates them. So, he's planning to avoid her, as he can't stand her, her attitude toward black people, and her son. He doesn't need anything from her, so he will try to avoid her presence which upsets him.... Show More
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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

This excerpt reveals that Tea Cake does not want to have anything to do with Mrs. Turner. Mrs. Turner is a black woman who nonetheless is racist towards African Americans. She likes Janie because she is light-skinned and has Caucasian features. However, she does not like Tea Cake because of his African American characteristics. Tea Cake, therefore, states that he does not want anything to do with Mrs. Turner. He argues that there are many places they can eat at where they would get better treatment.... Show More
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Lori Robel

Feb 20, 2025

He plans to aviod mrs. Turners and her buisness or that he plans to treat mrs. turner curelly... Show More

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