"Mrs. Turner was a milky sort of a woman that belonged to child-bed."

This quote describes Mrs. Turner. Often Tea Cake makes fun of her shape. Although Mrs. Turner was African American she described other African Americans as if they were animals. She made it seem like she was so much better than the other African Americans. Mrs. Turner had the attitude and hips of an African American women. Tea Cake said that she had been shaped by an cow that was kicking her from behind. Mrs. Turner had an confident attitude about who she was.

"Just like he had been sand papered down to a long oval mass. Tea Cake felt sorry for him without knowing why."

Tea Cake tried to make Mrs. Turner and her son jealous of him and Janie relationship. Tea Cake didnt really like Mrs. Turner. He knew that it was something about her he didnt like. He wanted to insalut Mrs. Turner and her son but he held that in. Instead he walked over towards them and started some conversation. He tried to make it seem like