1) Describe the setting, narration, diction. How does each contribute to the story? The setting begins in Florida in the springtime. It seems to be post-slavery years as African Americans have great influence by white people. The character works harsh manual labor for very little in return. The narration is in third person omniscient, without the diction used in the story. The diction in the story is old southern. The setting tells us that the area the story takes place in is filled with snakes and other kinds or reptiles that the protagonist fights with her spouse about. The narration tells us what the characters are thinking and their viewpoint about the situation. The diction also helps set the setting but also shows that the characters in not educated and are living in a low social class.
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 …show more content…
In the final scenes, Delia finds the snake in her house and runs out and hides. As her husband Sykes goes into the house, the snake attacks him and eventually kills him. The irony in the story is that Sykes knows how much his wife’s is scared of snakes, but he brings one into the house and keeps it there to frighten her and scare her. Although, it ends up harming him more than his wife.
7) Is Delia in any way responsible for the fate of Sykes? Explain. She is clearly responsible for letting Sykes die. She does not help or respond to his cries of pain and agony. Instead of saving his life, she lets him die and listens to him suffer.
8) What moral or morals would you attach to this story? What goes around comes around. Karma is very real and is seen when the snake Sykes brought home to make Delia feel unconformable ended up killing him instead. Another moral of the story is that God is watching, and he punishes the
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 …show more content…
In the final scenes, Delia finds the snake in her house and runs out and hides. As her husband Sykes goes into the house, the snake attacks him and eventually kills him. The irony in the story is that Sykes knows how much his wife’s is scared of snakes, but he brings one into the house and keeps it there to frighten her and scare her. Although, it ends up harming him more than his wife.
7) Is Delia in any way responsible for the fate of Sykes? Explain. She is clearly responsible for letting Sykes die. She does not help or respond to his cries of pain and agony. Instead of saving his life, she lets him die and listens to him suffer.
8) What moral or morals would you attach to this story? What goes around comes around. Karma is very real and is seen when the snake Sykes brought home to make Delia feel unconformable ended up killing him instead. Another moral of the story is that God is watching, and he punishes the