Syke Character Analysis

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Another inconsiderate character that has shown that he doesn’t care what he does at all is a man named Syke. His personality trait is very self-centered because he only cares about himself and proceed to do things that would cause harm to others. Syke’s wife Delia, who angrily told him that, “Mah tub of suds is filled yo' belly with vittles more times than yo' hands is filled it” (Hurston), stating that she had fed him more than fifteen years with her hard earning money and she has never received any gratitude by him. Syke doesn’t appreciate her because he knows that he is useless, and always thinking for himself, which in this case uses violence to make him feel superior in the relationship
Syke’s whole relationship with Delia was cruel since

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