Janie was informed that her husband was dying, she felt she had to say her final peace, say the words she had never said. Jody tried to tear her down during their final conversation, but Janie had determination like never before. “All this bowing, all this obedience…isn't this what Ah rushed down the street to find out about you” (Hurston 87) Janie acknowledges that she left Logan to find love and a voice, but the version Jody's love has done nothing but hinder his growth. Jody couldn't bring her down for the last time she died before the words could escape her mouth, it was at that moment Janie transformed, "the young girl was gone, but a beautiful woman had taken her place" . (Hurston 87 ) It took two husbands but Janie had found her voice, even though both marriages were devoid of love, it was time she could accept that a firm stance did not need to go hand in hand with affection. Now all that was left was for Janie to find her true love and finally reach her horizon. The form of true love came to her in a man much younger than her, this individual's name was known as