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“ Sweat” ‘Zora Neale Hurston’
In this story “Sweat” it's a fictional town is based on a real place called Eatonville, Florida, where author Zora Neale Hurston grew up. This real-life connection makes the descriptions in the story come to life. The hot weather referenced in the setting also supports the story's title, Sweat. The conflict in this story is is mainly between the protagonist, Delia, and her husband, Sykes, who is horribly mean and cruel to her. He is cheating on her and has before and treats her as if she is a servant. He also beats her. She has taken all that she can handle, but is limited by her race and gender as to what she can do about it. This is why when the snake bites Sykes, she simply watches him.
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