The Addergoole Fourteen Catherine Bourke‚ John Bourke and Mary Bourke were travelling together. All perished. Catherine Bourke nee McHugh was one of a family of nine children from Tawnagh. Katie as she was known first emigrated from Addergoole to Rochdale England where she worked in the Rochdale Cotton Mills. In 1905 she went to Chicago from Rochdale travelling on the Etruria and arriving on Ellis Island on 16 July. In 1910 she returned to Ireland for a visit‚ and was travelling back to America
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Cited: Cleveland‚ Delia. "Champagne Taste‚ Beer Budget." Mirror on America: Essays and Images from Popular Culture. By Joan T. Mims and Elizabeth Mahn Nollen. 5th ed. Boston‚ MA: Bedford/St. Martins‚ 2012. 279-80. Print. "One Dead‚ Dozens Treated After Paradiso Festival
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of her mother’s saving account she had set up for her just to satisfy her fix of buying materialistic fashion items. Her mother says‚ “Delia‚ you’re turning into a lunatic‚ giving all your hard-earned money to multimillionaires!” (Cleveland 279). And she simply responds‚ “Mama‚ you’re behind the times.” I was looking fly‚ and that was all that mattered.” (Cleveland 279). The amount of people in America that can’t support their purchases outweigh those who can‚ which is most likely the main reason
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“Sweat”‚ by Zara Neale Hurston. In the story “Sweat”‚ Delia’s archetype changes from a lover to fighter. To begin with‚ Delia shows the characteristics of a carer. Delia was “ a wash woman‚ and Monday morning meant a great deal to her‚”(1). This quote represents how big of a deal her job of washing clothes for the white folk meant to her. Even though Sykes would down talk her “Delia never looked up from her work‚ and her thin‚ stopped shoulders sagged further‚”(2). This quote shows how dedicated she
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In Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat‚” the main character‚ Delia is beaten and mistreated her entire life by her husband. This is an ironic piece of literature and although Delia has dealt with this suffering for so long‚ she remains kind and generous toward her hateful husband‚ Sykes. Throughout this short story‚ irony‚ foreshadowing and diction help to show that good always overcomes evil. The details in this story help to show us that Delia is good in this story and Sykes represents evil and will
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Hurston may also be one of those types of stories. The short English literature story “Sweat‚” written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ shows Sykes as the husband of the leading character Delia in the story. During the story it seems as though Sykes gets easily upset and angered at his wife Delia. Sykes takes his frustration out on Delia all throughout the story by hurting her physically‚ cheating with another woman‚ and teasing her with one of her biggest frights‚ which are snakes. Even though Sykes’ behavior
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Zora Neale Hurston grew up. This real-life connection makes the descriptions in the story come to life. The hot weather referenced in the setting also supports the story’s title‚ Sweat. The conflict in this story is is mainly between the protagonist‚ Delia‚ and her husband‚ Sykes‚ who is horribly mean and cruel to her. He is cheating on her and has before and treats her as if she is a servant. He also beats her. She has taken all that she can handle‚ but is limited by her race and gender as to what
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healing.” What’s explicitly clear is that‚ what the original doctor had done was harmful and inconsiderate‚ while on the other hand‚ what Remen had done was helpful and‚ in the end‚ inspiring. Evidence formed from this anecdotal story shows us how Delia was misjudged by the medical staff and how her baby was almost taken away‚ despite her innocence. Remen heroically intervened and upon closer analysis could recognize a blatant misdiagnosis from a clearly unqualified doctor‚ and in turn‚ making a substantial
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larger role than one might initially expect and the way it is perceived by characters such as Sykes and Delia are drastically different. While Delia is a “good” woman‚ goes to church‚ and works hard for the white people whom she washes clothes for‚ her husband views her to be a hypocrite. “But she was a wash-woman‚ and Monday morning meant a great deal to her” right off we’re introduced to Delia ’s strong work ethic‚ it appears to be central to her identity. As the story continues‚ we come to learn
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Summary Report: Sweat Vital Statistics Author: Zora Neale Hurston Title: Sweat Published date: 1926 Main Characters Delia: A hard working‚ washerwoman and wife that is abused by her husband. She is portrayed as the protagonist. Sykes: A lazy‚ stay-at-home husband who is abusive to his wife and has a mistress name Bertha. He is portrayed as the antagonist. Point of View The story is written in a third person omniscient point of view. Setting of Action The story took place in a
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