Delia Jones In Sweat

Perception (WHY!!!!) Character perception plays a huge roll in a story that is how people gain knowledge and sympathy for a character. In every story the same character can have multiply things perceived them or a subject about in a story. Delia Jones in Sweat she has multiply perceptions in this story by her husband, the towns people also by readers. Everyone has a different perception of Delia Jones but they and should lead to the same end point. Delia’s husband Sykes see Delia as weak, helpless, and he knows she will always be there no matter what he does in the street Joe Clarke said “Delia drove past on the way her home, as Sykes was ordering magnificently for Bertha. It pleased him for Delia to see. They have been married for 15 yrs and he has been beating her and abusing. “Delia and Sykes fought all the time now with no peaceful interludes. They slept and ate in silence,” pg.870. Delia Jones is one is very faithful to her husband on matter what happens. Walter Thomas said. “But even so he uses to eat some mighty big hunks uh humble pie the get dat li’l ‘oman he got. She was as pretty as a speckled pup! Dat was fifteen years ago” pg.869. Sykes also sees Delia Jones as a threat after Delia takes matters into her own hands. “She seized the …show more content…
Jim Merchant said “There’s plenty men that takes a wife lak they do a joint uh sugar –cane. Its round, juicy, an’ sweet when they get it. But they squeeze and ‘grind, squeeze an’ grind an’ wring tell day wring every drop uh pleasure that’s in ‘in out” pg. 869. The towns people say that Delia is going to hate herself after this is over. “They throw ‘them away. they know what they are doing’ while they is at it, and’ hates themselves for being’ a cane-chew an’ in de way pg.869. The towns people feel like Delia Jones deserves more in a husband than Sykes. Moss said, “Sykes Jones ain’t worth the shot and powder hit would took to kill him