In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurtson writes about a young girl thats turns into a woman. Janie, a strong and dramatic character, develops into a woman with the three marriages she has. In each marriage she learns valuable lessons, has progressively better relationships, and realizes how a person is to live their life. Janie's marriages to Logan Killicks, Jody Starks, and Tea Cake are the influences in her development as …showed first 75 words of 628 total…

…showed last 75 words of 628 total…him, she learned that she was missing love. Joe Starks gave her what she thought was love. It was only a show to win her over. His death gave Janie a new chance. Tea Cake was given the privilege of being the next to marry Janie. He taught her what love was. Although Janie became a woman when her first dream was broken, she completed her growth as a person when she learned about love.