Delia was faithful and loyal to her husband throughout the story, however it wasn’t the same in return. She deserved a better man that would value her as the hard working women that she was, unlike how Sykes treated her.…
Margaret Edson author of W;t, was winner of the Pulitzer Prize. I have never seen such a well structured and organized play. This is Mrs. Edson’s first play book, and something that strongly supported her while writing W;t is that she had knowledge and experience in the cancer and AIDS unit while also earning her second degree for elementary teaching. The play W;t is very descriptive in the beginning; it describes what background of the story and costumes.…
Returning to the scene, the defendant vacates the area and retreats to the hayloft where she remains for the night. The following morning Sykes Jones enters the dwelling and Delia Jones proceeds to enter the garden area. At some point during his time in the home, Sykes Jones apprehends the snake and is bitten in the process. Ms. Jones, in her state, was unable to assist her husband when he called. It is thought, by the defendant, that any act to assist would have been in…
2) In what ways does Sykes abuse Delia? Sykes abuses Delia physically by beating her, verbally with harsh ridicule, and mentally by giving her suspicion as well as actually…
In the True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi develops the theme, “Before making any judgments about people be sure to learn their true character,” in several ways. On her voyage, Charlotte judges Zachariah and Captain Jaggery diversely based on their social class and appearance, instead of their actions. Luckily her perspective changes. Zachariah and Captain Jaggery soon reveal their true selves in Charlotte’s innocent and immature mind. Although Charlotte could have been better at judging the crew, she was happy to have a kind and caring friends like Zachariah with her on the Seahawk at the end.…
Sykes exerts his male dominance and his dissatisfaction with Delia by abusing her physically and mentally. Delia, in a way feels the chains of marriage wrapped around her. Delia feels still loves and put up with her husband in hopes that he will change. She is also a devout Christian it puts up a wall between what she can do to get out this oppression. Sykes…
In both the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, the authors created works including powerful females in the 1920s. The strength of Delia and Daisy are displayed throughout, as they experience death and work to attain their individual goals. In “Sweat,” Delia is constantly exploited as well as verbally and physically abused by Sykes. She tolerates it for some time until Sykes brings a snake into the home.…
I am Ahmari Jones, and I have been selected be apart of the National Junior Honor Society. This is not the first time I have accomplished this achievement. In fourth grade, at Hawthorne Elementary School, I was nominated to the National Elementary Honor Society. I was later elected president of that school’s chapter.…
The title “Sweat” represents the tears Delia was crying because of the abuse her husband Sykes gave her. Back in this time period it was common for a women to be submissive to…
When Delia finally comes to her breaking point, she stands up to Sykes more and more throughout the story. Delia works six days a week cleaning clothes to support Sykes and herself while her husband is out cheating on her with another woman (Hurston 732). Sykes knows how much Delia is afraid of snakes and purposefully brings a rattlesnake home to prove his household dominance, claiming that he is a snake charmer. Ironically, Sykes dies from being bitten by the snake, which ultimately symbolizes the removal of the evil out of her life (Hurston…
When perceiving a man, what comes to mind? Is it a man who is masculine, virile, and aggressive? Or is it a man who is passive, timid, and submissive? Coming across two stories about two men, I find them both similar in various ways. The first story is “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright.…
Response Paper #2: Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston is considered by some as a woman little worth noting and by others, as one of the most influential writers in the Harlem Renaissance era. Her whimsical and fictional novels have touched many readers and explore themes such as racism, sexism, poverty, and empowerment. In Norton’s Anthology of African American Literature, Hurston’s background sets up for her later success as an author and for the excerpt of “How it Feels to be Colored Me”. Zora grew up in an “all-colored” town called Eatonville, Florida where her father was the mayor.…
She learns even with her last spouse, Tea Cake saying that “Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore." Janie now sees that not every relationship should be like her fantasy; love is something that changes and evolves with everyone you meet. In Sweat, Delia becomes a woman when she begins to stand up for herself and stops treating Sykes like her responsibility. Like de Beauvoir said, neither of the women was born headstrong and independent, they had to learn how to be in order to become a…
In the two stories “Sweat” and “Gilded Six Bits” by Zora Neal Hurston, it reflects back on the time during the Harlem Renaissance. The two stories had their differences, but they also had their similarities. These stories reflect on sex, money, adultery, deception, and power, and how they were all key triggers to the two couples’ unhealthy relationship. In these two interesting stories, it shows how karma can come back and haunt an individual. As the old saying goes “You reap what you sew,” it allows readers to realize how important it is to treat people how you want to be treated.…
“The Conscience of the Court”: How Hurston Reveals Racism through Word Choice Zora Neale Hurston’s “The Conscience of the Court” explores a court case in which an African-American maid was accused of almost beating a man to death for seemingly no reason. This short story allows Laura Lee Kimble to explain her side of the story. Though she is far less educated than the people of the court, Laura Lee is able to explain the event in great detail. Throughout this story, Hurston utilizes the smallest of sections to communicate the subtle racial tension in the court room. Hurston reminds the reader that this story is about race, and her approach evolves throughout the story.…