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Hurston’s dialect, which is at first challenging, is juxtaposed perfectly with lyrical and poetic descriptions that set the scene of the Deep South.

Janie’s journey to both love and self-discovery is a rocky road highlighted by two loveless marriages that eventually lead to her first love with Tea Cake, a free-spirited man whose selfless love for Janie eventually ends in tragedy.