Teacake Economic Security

Economic security is important in having contentment in one's life, but not to the extent people feel it does. So much so that wealth and content becomes interchangeable when in reality they are not related to each other. Economic security in traditional society is seen to set up a path to self content. However, economic security doesn’t have to mean being a millionaire, rather simply being comfortable with one's living. Janie felt through experiences of her life as though money doesn’t buy things that satisfy one on a spiritual level. While, Teacake wasn’t necessarily the best husband but he had given her little pleasures such as the freedom to voice her opinions. At first, one of the biggest factors that attracted Janie to Jody was how he
In the case of Janie she had realized this truth the moment she had her arranged marriage. She was working in the field with other African- Americans who were working to make a daily living, this concept for her was very interesting. However, she never complained about her lifestyle, she just felt as if there was no chemistry between her husband and her. to get a chance to venture out more and learn more about herself and have enjoyable experience with her newly wed gypsy like husband teacake. While she had bought some money with her her goals was immerse herself in the economic struggle by working on the field which led her to notice she was quite content without even touching her saved money. Her grandma had raised a daughter and a granddaughter through connections with white folk. Her grandma had created an aching image of work and labor whenever wealth or economic security came into play. Partially because her grandmother was a slaver. This idea was also a reminiscent ideology to how slavery was, as it ran on the concept of economic security. Many slave owners in the south, were grown into slave owning families in a sense they only knew one sick way to make