creates a tone of sympathy through her language and imagery. Delia also comes across as a spiritual person‚ a woman of faith. However‚ when Delia’s husband Syke is mentioned‚ there is a shift in tone. When Syke is speaking‚ his tone comes across as very unlikable and disrespectful. Other characters‚ including the author‚ tend to sound hostile towards Syke. This tone shines through more when the men in the shop are talking about his abuse towards Delia. In the beginning of the story‚ Hurston’s sympathy for
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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 is to her job. Even though she is hurting‚ she manages to do her job because she loves and cares about her job and wants to make her and Sykes marriage work. Sykes exclaimed‚ “Ah done tole you time and again to keep them white folk’s clothes outa dis house
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reveal the fact that “the good will prevail” and Sykes will finally get what he deserves. From the very beginning‚ the reader notices the psychological and verbal abuse that Sykes puts on Delia. It was a Sunday and Delia decided to get ahead on her work for the week by separating piles of clothes by color. Fear then came upon her when “…something long‚ round‚ limp‚ and black fell upon her shoulder and slithered to the floor beside her” (355). Sykes’ bull whip‚ mistaken for a snake‚ invokes “great
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Robert Clive/Battle of Plassey 1757- British wanted to bring India into their empire. Incredible ambitious. Begin career as clerk for East Indian Company. He tried to commit suicide twice. Desperately unhappy and wanted to do something with his life. Siraj Ud- Dula was beginning to resist the East Indian Company. Clive said I know how to defeat this man the Indians had more people than the East Indian Company. He went around and begins to buy loyalty of generals to rebel against the prince. The Battle
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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 she can do about it. This is why when the snake bites Sykes‚ she simply watches him. The foreshadowing
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her washing clothes work. The moment she stands up against Syke is on the second page of the story. That she is tired of him and always working. “Work and sweat‚ cry and sweat‚ pray and sweat‚” not only that she always sweat‚ she is always humming a christian tune. One of the pages Sykes and Delia had another argument and one of the insults that Sykes said to her was‚ “One of them amen-corner Christians--sing‚ whoop‚ shout..” Sykes is obviously aware of how strong Delia’s faith must be. With her
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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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noticed and reported irregularities in HRA’s processing of food stamp applications. The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) investigated the report and found out that Vanee Sykes with other four people‚ including current and former New York City employees carrying out a massive food stamp fraud. Vanee Sykes was a
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social inequality. Gender comes into play in that the stereotypical ideal of men as the provider for the passive female is subverted in Sweat. Race plays a 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
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