"Things lak dat got uh whole lot tuh do wid convenience, but it ain't got nothin' tuh do wid love" (Hurtston 105).
Tea Cake and Janie's relationship is uncommon due to their age difference, but Tea Cake believes they can overcome that difference through love. As long as love exists between them, their ages do not matter. Janie is convinced of this idea when she says, "But he done showed me where it's de thought dat makes de difference in ages" (115). If she continues to fret about their age difference, she will never be fully engaged in their relationship. If her thoughts are similar to Tea Cake's, they can interact without thinking about the difference in their ages.
Katie-A brief reflection on the question of the age difference between Janie and Tea Cake. Why do you suppose that Hurston created Tea Cake as a younger character--or, at least younger than Janie? Why didn't she make TC the same age as Janie?
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