Delia Jones' Transformation in Zora Neale Hurston's Sweat Through external conflict exhibited by three significant occasions with the antagonist and husband, Sykes Jones, Zora Neale Hurston takes her leading character, Delia Jones, through an internal change from a submissive character to an aggressive and defensive character in her short story, "Sweat." When the story opens, one finds Delia Jones on a Sunday evening washing clothes, as was her profession, and humming a tune, wondering where
The Old Maid - My Delia Dilemma In my first reading of The Old Maid, I found it hard to dissect the character of Delia. Edith Wharton made me work hard to figure Delia out by not spelling her out directly, but bringing her on gradually. After subsequent readings however, I saw this story as a sort of coming of age story about Delia Lovell and not about an old maid. Although the title is surely meant to reflect our feelings for the character of Charlotte, whom it seemed was destined to become
how skeered Ah is of snakes" (Hurston 678). The snake is the main symbol in this story, it ties it together because it is mentioned at the beginning of the story and at the end. Sykes decides to bring a snake into their home, "Look in de box dere Delia, Ah done brung yuh somethin'.Syke! Syke, mah Gawd! You tak...
Living Happily Ever After 1 In Zora Hurston's short story, "Sweat," [Titles] Delia Jones is married to a very dominant and powerful man. Skye [Sp] Jones is his name, and he is an abusive man who has no respect for Delia. Being married for fifteen years seems to be a lot for Delia, considering that she has only loved Skyes [Sp] for a short time after they were married. Living a life of fear and helplessness allows the dominant figure of that person's life to continue to have total control until
people heard their [the two girls] cries for help. A group of men skated out to rescue them.” (Summers pg. 190-191) At the front of the line was Nathan Singleton, and coincidently the two girls being saved are his wife to be Eunice and her sister Delia, the party was being held for both Nathan and Eunice on the account of their up coming marriage; and now Nathan is linked with several other men from the party trying to save his fiancé and her sister. Winnie tells the story of her brother in-laws
the beginning of the marriage Delia learned to live with adversity. [Topic sentence appears to be from a plot summary.] She comes to realize Sykes is not a person she can count on for a home, support and income. His cruel sense of humor is manifested in the scenes where he places the whip on Delia’s shoulder leading her to believe it is a snake, a creature that fills her with terror. He demonstrates his carefree and careless nature, [no ,] by spending money that Delia earns to court another woman
Sweat, Delia finds herself stuck in an unbearable marriage. Her husband, Sykes, mistreats her, leaves all work to her, and is unfaithful. After being married to Sykes for 15 years, Delia has lost all hope in the marriage. The countless beatings and painful acts of Sykes have brought her over the edge. She is forced to go against her strict religious beliefs because of the life in which she has been leading since her matrimony to her husband. One passage that sums up many factions of Delia and Sykes’s
the story. They craft the personalities of both Delia and Sykes as well as developing their relationship. The choice of a third person omniscient narrator charges the story with more brutal honesty than would any other type of narration. The scene where the village men discuss Sykes and Delia holds relevance as a narrative tool and explores an alternative point of view to the narrator. The narrator draws the character sketches of both Sykes and Delia. Hurston lets us see their thoughts that allow
of 1941 and Paul, Nilda’s favorite brother, volunteers for the Navy in 1943. Frankie, a member of the Lightnings club decides during 1945 to join the Air Force after completing his term in school. Aunt Delia is an aunt who speaks of nothing but the gruesome events in the daily newspaper. Aunt Delia is to be taken care of by nuns when N...
through the story of Mrs. Delia Jones, an African American woman abused at the hands of her cheating husband. As she searches for a way out, Delia holds fast to her faith in God, desperately clinging to her belief of a salvation through Christ. Despite being written in 1926, the trials and tribulations that Delia must endure are accurate representations of the struggles modern women are still facing in the twenty-first century today. Delia’s story, centered around
Ever since we were young, she had to have everything. Absolutely everything. Delia had always been known to be the one who loved to laugh. I was known as being stern and still, but that’s solely due to all the pain Delia has caused me in the past and everything she has taken from me. Flirtatious laughter fills the house as Delia basks in all the attention from the interested men. Her voice irks me to no end, and her personality is so disgusting to me and above all, it enrages me. Her words pierce
someone else is getting bigger and bigger for so many reasons that cannot be completely explained. This is due to the fact that people are different and think differently about their own image. But most of the time, they are filled with a desire that Delia, a senior in college expresses well enough in Am I Thin Enough Yet?:“ I always wanted to be the thinnest, the prettiest. ‘Cause I thought, if I look like this, then I am going to have so many boyfriends, and guys are going to be so in love with me
kind of like Delia herself, but the house still wants to keep "troubled" girls locked away. So, in the most horrifying way, Delia becomes trapped, and that's when she learns that the house is also haunted. Ghost girls wander the hallways in their old fashioned nightgowns. A ghost boy named Theo, roams the grounds. Delia learns that all the spirits are unsettled and full of dark secrets. The house, too, harbors shocking truths within its walls, truths that only Delia can uncover,
Zora Neale Hurston’s short story “Sweat” is about a woman, Delia who is physically and emotionally abused by her husband, Sykes, whose actions she struggles to overcome towards her. Through all the abuse, Delia takes pride in her hard work and her religion. In this story, Hurston uses religions and moral symbolism that controls the character’s actions throughout the plot. Delia is a hard working woman who uses her faith in God to guide and protect her from her husband’s physical and emotional abuse
story “Sweat,” Zora Neale Hurston describes the final months of marriage between Delia Jones and her husband Sykes. Delia’s hard work supports both her husband and their small home, but Sykes takes Delia’s earnings and spends as he pleases. He is also known within their Florida town for his extramarital affairs. Delia’s life is one of managed goodness, and Sykes is Delia’s opposite in all ways. In an attempt to drive Delia from their marriage, Sykes brings a large rattlesnake into their home. Although
Protagonist Delia is a working woman who is married to Sykes, a jobless, broke man. One evening while Delia was washing the white people’s clothes, Sykes walks in and purposefully walks all over the clean clothes. In response Delia “... seized the iron skillet from the stove and struck a defensive pose, which act surprised him greatly, coming from her” (Hurston, 2). Sykes has been without a job for over 15 years and treats his wife like crap. At this point, Delia has had enough of Sykes
Straight from the island of Puerto Rico, my great-grandmother Alba, or as I call her “Nana” was born. She was the youngest child of her parents Delia and Segundo Lugo. Nana has 1 older sister and two older brothers. She lived in a town called Ponce. When she was 7 years old her parents moved to New York because her father felt he would provide his family with a better life. They lived on Delancey Street in a 2 bedroom apartment, there her father worked at a doll factory while she and her siblings
Ana Delia De Iturrondo Famous as: Model, Bikini Athlete, Fitness Trainer Nationality: Puerto Rican Born On: 25th August, 1979 AD Born In: San Juan, Puerto Rico Height: 5'4" (162.5cm) Boyfriend/ Spouse : Daniel Figueroa Guilliani Social Media Accounts: https://www.instagram.com/anadfitness/ https://twitter.com/anadeliafitness/ https://www.facebook.com/AnaDeliaDeIturrondo/ Introduction Ana Delia De Iturrondo, born on 25th August, 1979 AD in Puerto Rican, is a very well known fitness trainer and
In Zora Neal Hurston’s short story “Sweat” I can notice how Sykes abused Delia but yet she couldn’t do anything about it since she was scared of Sykes. Eventually karma got it’s way to Sykes and the snake eventually killed him even though Delia could have done something about it. Since a man shouldn’t treat his wife like this, then that is why I support the fact that her behavior was right when she let Sykes die. Delia’s choice was right especially since Sykes never took her for granted and if it
The Sweat of Delia Many people have had to sweat and work hard over their lifetime, but none have worked as hard as Delia Jones. Delia Jones is a character in Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat”. Delia is a dutiful housewife that will stand by her man until death do them part. Delia Jones is characterized as a hardworking, faithful, and hopeful Christian woman who put up with a lot of abuse from her husband. In the story, Delia Jones is the hardworking bread winner for her household, despite the fact that