Does Tea Cake free Janie or is it just the escape from her first two husbands?

Prompt #1 (Society and Class): How is race generally linked to class in the novel? Does the story show that white people occupy a higher class than black people? Which characters provide exceptions to the general rule? Present your position with support from the text and two outside secondary sources.
Prompt #2 (Domestic Roles/Institution of Marriage):Does Tea Cake free Janie or is it just the escape from her first two husbands? If it is Tea Cake, how does he release Janie from confinement? Present your position with support from the text and two outside secondary sources.
Prompt #3 (Gender Boundaries): In what ways does Janie violate typical gender boundaries? How could some of her words or actions be seen as masculine? How might men view this as a threat? Present your position with support from the text and two outside secondary sources.
Organization:
Your paper should be organized according to a conventional pattern for an academic paper, with an introduction, conclusion, and body paragraphs (each beginning with a topic sentence). The introduction paragraph should contain an easily recognizable thesis/claim statement (this is the last sentence or two).In the body of the paper, summarize and support your claim stated in the introduction paragraph with supporting reasons in your own words that provide the persuasive evidence.
Style/Expression:
Your paper should be written in as formal a style as appropriate for an academic audience and the purpose of analysis. There should be no slang, colloquialisms, or informal expressions. No first-person point of view (“I” and “me”), third-person plural point of view (“We” or “us”) or second-person point of view should be used (“You”) in the essay. Also, you should avoid wordy sentences, pretentious language, and repetition. The introduction paragraph should have a captivating opening sentence especially designed to grab the audience’s attention.
Format:
Your paper should be in proper MLA style. Follow very closely the sample paper on pages 161-169 of LSH.

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