In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, what does Janie tell Pheoby about remarrying?

In Chapter 12, Sam Watson warns Pheoby that she had better talk some sense into Janie before Janie is taken advantage of by Tea Cake. Sam thinks that Tea Cake is just after Janie's inheritance, and he doesn't want Tea Cake to get his hands on the hard-earned money Joe Starks left Janie. Eventually, Pheoby agrees to talk to Janie about her relationship with Tea Cake.

In her conversation with Janie, Pheoby warns her friend that she is taking a big risk in marrying a man who is younger than her and who doesn't seem to have any money of his own. She also argues that Tea Cake is changing Janie's usual habits; he takes her hunting, fishing, and to baseball games, all activities Janie never used to participate in when she was married to Joe Starks. Pheoby desperately points out that Tea Cake is taking Janie away from the high class society circles she used to move in. However, Janie is unperturbed by Pheoby's arguments.

Meanwhile, Pheoby warns Janie that unscrupulous younger men often prey on wealthier, older women. She cites the example of Annie Tyler, who was taken advantage of by a younger man named Who Flung. Pheoby also maintains that everyone in town is gossiping about Janie's disrespect for her dead husband's memory, because she's not wearing mourning colors.

Janie argues that she's no longer mourning for Joe and that Tea Cake likes to see her wearing blue and other bright colors. He's shown her the 'maiden language' all over again, and she's just thrilled with how attractive Tea Cake makes her feel. Janie brushes aside the twelve year difference in age and confides to Pheoby that she aims to sell Joe's store, marry Tea Cake, and move away to start a new life together.

Janie asserts that she has always lived life her grandmother's way and now, she wants to live life on her own terms. She admits that she can't be sure whether Tea Cake is a good risk; however, she wants to take a chance with Tea Cake because she believes that there is real love between them.

Pheoby tries to tell Janie that she would be better off with the suitor from Sanford; after all, he has some money of his own and he will not be dependent on Janie's fortune to sustain him. However, Janie has already made up her mind; she maintains that whatever happens, she is still willing to take a chance on Tea Cake.

Is there a word/phrase for "unperformant"?

As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...

nouns - what do you call the person who passes the trophies to the prize giver/presenter?

The person who gives out the trophies to the winners are called award presenters. So what do u call the person who passes the trophies to the presenter? Thanks!

Is 'efficate' a word in English?

I routinely hear the word "efficate" being used. For example, "The most powerful way to efficate a change in the system is to participate." I do not find entries for this word in common English dictionaries, but I do not have an unabridged dictionary. I have checked the OED (I'm not sure if it is considered unabridged), and it has no entry for "efficate". It does have an entry for "efficiate", which is used in the same way. Wordnik has an entry for "efficate" with over 1800 hits, thus providing some evidence for the frequency of use. I personally like the word and find the meaning very clear and obvious when others use it. If it's not currently an "officially documented" word, perhaps its continued use will result in it being better documented.

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