Janie breaks from staying silent to her husband, Jody Starks after years of abuse. He insults her in the store and Janie humiliates him. Janie is tired of having to deal with Jody.

In this chapter Janie and Tea Cake arrive in the Everglades where they start to work and live together. They enjoy life experiencing with the community and the other workers. This chapter showed Janie a happy life.

Joe treats Jane bad forcing her to wear head rag to hide her hair and her voice and trying to control her.

Jane is demanding marriage with Logan for a new life with ambitions Joe.

Jane first disillusionment and her transition from naive girl into a woman.

Jane is sixteen and experiences sexual awakening in Nanny’s backyard.