Their Eyes Were Watching God | Chapter 19: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Mr. Prescott: A district attorney in the Everglades.

Dr. Simmons: A doctor who works in the Everglades.

Summary
Two days later, Tea Cake decides to go out to look for work, despite Janie’s warnings that every fit male is now being pressed into service to bury the dead. Two white men see Tea Cake and force him to work with other men. In the evening, Tea Cake gets worried about Janie and escapes. He rushes home to find Janie scared and crying, and they decide to return to the Everglades.

They return home, and Tea Cake...



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