Essays Tagged: "Syke"
Modernism and Identity
lia is in a fifteen year marriage that has been on the rocks since the very beginning. Her husband, Sykes, does not seem to care about her the least bit, as he is constantly being mean and harassing h ... an. On top of that, Delia is always working hard just to bring in money to pay for everything while Sykes is off being lazy and wasting his life away.Delia is isolated because she never seems to assoc ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Sweat" and "Gilded Six-Bits" by Zora Neale Hurston: A Closer Look
ably, false comment. I doubt that he wants to be like any black person. In "Sweat," Delia threatens Sykes by promising to tell the "white folks" about his actions. Immediately after, he leaves the hou ... on she once held in the relationship. In "Sweat," the power dynamics started off a bit differently. Sykes seem to have all the power in the household, as he did come and go as he pleased and beat Deli ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Sweat by zora hurston
e way he treats her.Delia is a hard-working woman who is very obedient and faithful to her husband, Sykes. Through harsh words, he cuts her down about her work of washing white folks clothes and her l ... washboard. Delia has put many hard- earned tears, blood, and sweat into her house while supporting Sykes' habits and taking all the abuse he could dish out. On many occasions Sykes has cut down Delia ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Expository Essay: “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hursto
uld hope that she would somehow leave her verbally, mentally and physically abusive husband who is ?Sykes?. My thesis of this paper is to analysis the story written by the author Zora Neale Hurston. T ... rpret their actions.?Delia Jones? is a black woman (we can assume she is black because her husband ?Sykes? calls her ?a aggravatin? nigger woman?; Madden, p.1049) who seems to be in her late thirties ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
reading Response "Sweat"
e center of this story, beginning with Delia sorting clothes on a Sunday afternoon when her husband Sykes returns home, after spending the day with his mistress. The second he returns home he begins t ... he day with his mistress. The second he returns home he begins to taunt his wife, Delia. As soon as Sykes refers to the "white folks" clothes, the reader is able to see the humiliation he feels for no ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Authors