low after Janie's example of attaining her goals. Pheoby has been on the other side of society, with tradition and status. When rumors are spreading about Janie and Tea Cake, Pheoby takes the town's side saying, "Janie, everybody's talkin' 'bout how dat Tea Cake is draggin' you round tuh places you ain't used tuh. Baseball games and huntin' and fishin'. He don't know you'se useter uh more high time crowd than dat . You always did class off" (Hurston 107). Pheoby doesn't think Janie should be hanging around people like Tea Cake either. Pheoby then grows from Janie's example and decides to change her ways. After listening to Janie's life story, Pheoby remarks, "Ah done growed ten feet higher from jus' listenin' tuh you, Janie. Ah ain't satisfied wid mahself no mo'. Ah means tuh make Sam take me fishin' wid him after this. Nobody better not criticize yuh in mah hearin'" (Hurston 183). Pheoby has decided that she wants to follow her dreams. She'll do that by going fishing with her husband, or any other way she can as lo
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