Their Eyes Were Watching God

What does the image of tea cake as “a pear tree blossom in the spring” symbolize chapter 11-13

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Janie has had the pair tree in her life with her grandmother. The pair tree symbolized her sexual coming of age. Tea Cake awakened her desire as a woman and to be seen as sexual again. She had liked Joe simply because he was rich. Tea Cake made her feel new, like spring.