action to be dictated at all. Revenge may be warranted and even thought about but it will not be directly perpetrated. It will be mother nature’s way of changing things in your favor. A karmic revenge. In the short story “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ Delia herself knew
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died. After this issues she understood that she needed to be an independent woman . Many of her writings reflect and show some of the pain that she went through‚ and a perfect example of that is her short story “Sweat”. In this story‚ she created Delia a character that resembles herself. In this story‚ she worked hard to make a living and maintain her household. All of her hard work paid off successfully and she was able to pay for her education. Hurston´s short story “Sweat” reveals many glimpses
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It’s better to have loved then lost than never love at all. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson once said “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"‚ and I agree. I think being in love is a part of the journey of life and a very good experience to have‚ one would regret for not having go through that. Being in love also makes you a better person‚ happier and more passion about life and it’s one of the best feelings anyone can have. Although losing costs a lot of pain‚ one can also
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their lives. For example‚ in the story “Sweat” Sykes was acting unlawful. Even when Sykes has done many things that displeased Delia‚ he would still have never suggested that he deserved to get bitten by the snake. Oppressors would find the GC as unfair because they do not like consequences‚ and rather strive for getting away with their wrongdoings. Oppressors make their bed but would find it unfair if they are forced to lay in it like Satan and Sykes
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applied to all the incidents in the story . All her work is not thanked instead it is neglected by her husband . Moreover ‚ he deals with her badly . The name of the main character Delia makes the reader look at this women as the wild flower Dalia that should be dealt with gently . The snake brought by Sykes to make Delia scared represents the natural evil of men . It refers to the masculine controlling over the feminine . That snake becomes hungrier which refers to a nearby trouble that kills him
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your skin. Secondly‚ the theme of "The Skating Party" is reinforced through Delia’s decision to skate with Nathan at the skating party. Due to the lengthy duration of time they spent together‚ Eunice became infuriated because she detected intimacy. Delia then agreed to skate with
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Money is the root of all things evil. When a person put money before their beliefs and values a lot of things can go wrong. Delia and Missie May are the two women Hurston wanted you to see what money do to two different type if people‚ one self-made and one depended on money given. Delia was the woman that had to work hard for everything she wanted and have. She is not a person who let money define her‚ whereas you have‚ Missie May‚ a housewife and her husband gives her everything she wanted and
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wives to establish their power in the relationship‚ even when the wives did not do anything to deserve such cruel brutality. In Hurston’s short story‚ “Sweat”‚ oppression of women in the black community is demonstrated through the marriage of Delia and Sykes Jones. In another of her short stories‚ “The Gilded Six-Bits”‚ Hurston writes about a married couple who is completely in love and share a balance of power in the relationship. In 1937‚ Hurston published one of her more well-known works‚ Their
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As Lewis Carroll would say‚ she‚ Delia‚ was the carpenter and he‚ Sykes‚ was the walrus. One example of her strength is found in this quote‚ “She seized the iron skillet from the stove and struck a defensive pose‚ which act surprised him greatly‚ coming from her.” Delia had never before been a strong woman. She had always abided by her husband and let him abuse her. This time‚ though‚ she refused to
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During the Harlem Renaissance‚ writers‚ especially black ones‚ portrayed the black culture and style in their writing. They used black assumptions‚ generalizations and stereotypes to show‚ what they thought was‚ the black culture. Not all of this was far from the truth. Three writers‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Langston Hughes‚ and Sterling Brown are examples of writers that emulated black culture in their works. Langston Hughes works‚ “”The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” “Mother to Son‚” “When Sue Wears Red
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