<P> Eventually, she cannot bear it and snaps back at Joe to look at himself . Starks hits her as hard as he can . Later, he gets sick, and refuses to let Janie see him . He does not realize that he has a failing kidney, a likely fatal illness . When Janie learns that he might die, she goes to talk to him . She tells him who she really is and says that he never knew because he would not let her be free . </P> <P> After Starks dies, Janie becomes financially independent through his estate . She is beset with suitors, some of whom are men of some means or have prestigious occupations, and all of whom she turns down . She meets a young drifter and gambler named Vergible Woods who goes by the name "Tea Cake". Tea Cake plays the guitar for her and initially treats her with kindness and respect . At first Janie is doubtful of his affections, as she is older and has wealth, but eventually falls in love with him . </P> <P> Deciding to run away with him, Janie has a friend look after the store, and the two head to Jacksonville to marry . They move to the Everglades region ("the muck") where they find work planting and harvesting beans . While their relationship has its ups and downs, including mutual bouts of jealousy and an episode in which Tea Cake whips Janie in order to demonstrate his possession of her, Janie realizes she now has the marriage with love that she's always wanted; her image of the pear tree blossom is revived . </P> <P> However, the area is hit by the great Okeechobee hurricane, and in the chaos of surviving, Tea Cake is bitten by a rabid dog while saving Janie from drowning, and he contracts the disease . While the disease runs its course, he becomes increasingly jealous and unpredictable despite Janie's best efforts . He ultimately tries to shoot Janie with his pistol, and she is forced to shoot him first with a rifle in self - defense . She is charged with murder . </P>

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