us he gave a cow or mule or anything he could spare to help us (p.34).” Moving forward in time‚ the short story Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston describes a situation of domestic abuse in a long term relationship between a wife‚ Delia Jones‚ and her husband‚ Sykes Jones. Sykes enjoyed
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footsteps‚ rhythmic pounding of sledge hammers along a chain gang‚ and the loud beats of an anxious and overworked heart. This rhythm and repetition builds tension as Delia‚ the protagonist‚ finds within herself the strength necessary to survive and overcome the abuse with which she lives‚ and eventually conquering her abusive husband‚ Sykes‚ by allowing a snake’s venom to take over his blood stream‚ killing him. The rhythm and repetition found in the short story “Sweat” simulate the echoes of someone
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Something that really stood out to me the first time I was reading this story was that Delia was a working woman. She wasn’t a delicate flower stay at home mom‚ but she cleaned people’s clothes to earn her own money. Furthermore‚ what was even more surprising was that her husband was the one who was unemployed. She is basically wonder woman for the people reading this story in the 20’s. In the beginning of the story Delia almost made it
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greatly affected the actions and self-image of the main characters in both stories. The character‚ Delia Jones‚ in and the narrator in The Yellow Wallpaper are both individuals that are greatly influenced by what their societies deemed as acceptable roles and behaviors for married women. However‚ they also challenged these notions in order to survive and overcome the hardships in their lives. In Sweat‚ Delia worked as a washwoman in order to provide for her family. In the early 1900s‚ most women in this
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In the stories written by Hurston‚ Faulkner‚ and O’Connor‚ many of the characters appear to be flawed; the main protagonists all have a distorted mental state. Southern novels often feature a type of grotesque theme. In “ Hairoglyphics in Faulkner’s " A Rose for Emily"/ Reading the Primal Trace “‚ authors Mary Arensberg and Sara E. Schyfter discuss the mental state of Miss Emily in “ A Rose for Emily “ by William Faulkner. The authors state‚ “ Incest between a father and daughter‚ the re-enactment
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the corruption that may coincide in great power‚ or the illusion of power. In the first story‚ titled Sweat‚ the character Delia and her broke marriage to Sykes is introduced. It is no surprise to learn that Sykes is having an affair with another woman‚ an affair which he flaunts around town. In the following excerpt one of the neighbors speculates on Sykes’ treatment of Delia. “There’s plenty of men dat takes a wife lak dey do a joint uh sugar cane. It’s round‚ juicy‚ an’ sweet when dey gits it
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Delia spends her days as a washerwoman‚ earning a living by supporting herself and her husband‚ Sykes. However‚ Sykes is not the loving partner one might expect; instead‚ he is verbally and physically abusive towards Delia. He cheats on her and is constantly trying to find ways to take her hard-earned money for himself. Her commitment to her job has become a means
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“Sweat”‚ the main character’s husband‚ Sykes‚ is the major controlling influence in her life. Even though she is constantly working to maintain herself and her husband‚ he is constantly out with Bertha spending all of his money. Her anger is obvious when she states how much she hates him‚ yet there lines showing she still remembers love. For instance‚ “Ah hates you tuh de same degree dat Ah useter love yuh.”(1093). Delia remembers how she used to feel about Sykes‚ especially back when they were first
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wondered why Nathan has never been married. She asked her mother why he has never been married and she told her about the skating party in November. Nathan and Eunice attended the party together and were very much in love. Eunice and her sister Delia Sykes went to go for a skate into the darkness towards the east bank. The ice was thinner there and they broke through. They went out to rescue them once they heard cries. Nathan could reach either 2 pairs of hands. It was dark and says he couldn’t see
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2011 International Conference on Languages‚ Literature and Linguistics IPEDR vol.26 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Singapore Familial Characterization in Zora Neale Hurston’s Spunk Fatemeh Azizmohammadi1 and Nasser Mahmoudi 2 1 2 Department of English Literature‚ Arak Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Arak‚ Iran Department of Persian Literature‚ Shoushtar Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Shoushtar‚ Iran Abstract: Hurston’s motives for presenting black folklore were‚ in part‚ political
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