The pear symbolizes janie's voice throughout the novel as she searches for identity and happiness.It is under the tree, however, that Janie gegins to confus inner peace and happiness with romance. She likens her experience under the shade of the tree to marriage and Janie begins her quest for happiness through relationship. Ironically, the reader understands that janie will not discover her voice through marriage.

Summary Chapter 3: Janie went on and got married. She didnt like it that much. She went to nannnys house. She had conversations with nanna talking about marriage. How her marriage isnt true love and how she wish she had true love. She also talked about her husband and how his not really a husband to her, how bad his manners is. Later nanna died and Janie was remenicing about the old times.