Several factors determine the time it will take honey to crystallize. First, there are the conditions of the room where the honey is stored. Hot conditions protect honey from crystallizing, but they also degrade the honey and make it vulnerable to yeast and bacteria.
Joe tells Janie that he wants to buy land in Eatonville, a new town that is run entirely by black people. Joe asks Janie to leave Logan and marry him. One afternoon, when Janie and Logan are fighting, Logan threatens to kill Janie with an axe.
Because Joe values status, he wants to make Janie a kind of aristocratic first lady, but because she does not value status, she is resentful of Joe s efforts. Thus, their relationship suffers. Machismo causes Joe to abuse Janie, leading to the complete failure of their relationship.