Joe gets fatter and old age begins setting in on him. He is getting sick but still dogs Janie. The sicker he gets the meaner he gets. When Joe dies, Janie throws Joe a big ass funeral and people from all over come to bury the Eatonville mayor. Janie runs off with Teacake Woods, a young, charming ne’er-do-well. Living with Teacake “on the muck” picking and planting beans in the Everglades Janie finds happiness. Teacake truly loves her and cherishes her company, and Janie and Teacake’s home is the center of a community of lively, happy, hardworking folks. Janie ends up a widow again. In trying to save Janie from a rabid dog during a flood, Teacake is bitten. In his delirium, he threatens Janie’s life, and she must shoot
Joe gets fatter and old age begins setting in on him. He is getting sick but still dogs Janie. The sicker he gets the meaner he gets. When Joe dies, Janie throws Joe a big ass funeral and people from all over come to bury the Eatonville mayor. Janie runs off with Teacake Woods, a young, charming ne’er-do-well. Living with Teacake “on the muck” picking and planting beans in the Everglades Janie finds happiness. Teacake truly loves her and cherishes her company, and Janie and Teacake’s home is the center of a community of lively, happy, hardworking folks. Janie ends up a widow again. In trying to save Janie from a rabid dog during a flood, Teacake is bitten. In his delirium, he threatens Janie’s life, and she must shoot