Journal 8

In Chapter 18, Hurston uses the setting to show that hardships help unify people. Before the hurricane Tea Cake and Janie had doubts about each other. When the hurricane came Janie said she didn't care if she died, as long as she was with him, and Tea Cake thought she didn't really love him. The hurricane made Janie realize how important Tea Cake was to her, because she almost lost him. Not only do hardships help unify friends, they also help make new ones. "Common danger made common friends. Nothing sought a conquest over the other"(Hurston 164). The hurricane made everyone try to work together to survive. People who would normally hate each other would get over petty disagreements, which would help make them friends.