TEWWG

74. "So the sun went down." (pg. 188)

This is a symbol of what Janie's life is after Tea Cake is gone. The sun has gone down, so there is no light left, no reason for her to keep on going. This is the end of a stage in her life. Everyone knows that the sun will come back up again and Janie knows that she will continue to live in her way of freedom, but there will always be a hole that Tea Cake needs to fill.