Sweat by Zora Hurston is a story full of very clear factors which she conveys by using symbols to show the actions of the scripture "you sow this that you reap.” Delia Jones is the main person in this story, during which she shows that she is a hard-working washerwoman, that she likes her work to be completed on time and neatly, that she also has a faith in God and a strong religious belief. Delia is seen as a good person with positive human qualities and characteristics. She is married to a man named Sykes who is the complete opposite of her and the picture of an "ideal husband". Sykes is abusive, mean, and careless towards Delia in every aspect, especially in his job. Years of abuse have robbed her of the glamorous features she had before she met Sykes, which has now left her with "gnarled, muscular limbs" and "rough hands". but all the townspeople nevertheless understand its true value. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay The first paragraph of this story explains how Delia accomplishes her work throughout the week. I was a little confused by how the sentence was "So she picked up the dirty clothes on Saturday when she came back to clean things up." I guess that must have been placed first because it determined how she worked as the days went by. unclear. On that same page it talks about how Delia goes to church and on "Sunday night after church" she starts working, so was this to reveal that Delia attends the night service? The author uses accented dialogue to give the audience a deeper insight into the post-slavery period which I really enjoyed and could understand and read well. I think including this communication became vital and changed the feeling of the story for the better. Sykes shows his hatred for his thin wife Delia early on and we later find out that he is cheating with a taller woman. Sykes calls Delia a fool for being afraid of snakes and whips after scaring her and taking her away by wonder. He suggests how he considers her answer an exaggeration by referring to the objects as an earthworm and a string. Delia reached her breaking point over Sykes' insults after he called her an "aggravated black woman" and kicked across the room in her clothes she had sorted for work. Delia decides to fight back and takes an iron pan from the stove, raises it towards him and strikes a protective pose. Sykes continues to belittle his wife and has even gone so far as to call her a hypocritical Christian for working on the Sabbath after church. What I was wondering was why does Mrs. Jones continue to live with Mr. Jones after realizing that his love for her is gone? Even the townspeople see how poorly Sykes has treated Delia for years and how beautiful of a woman she is and this is taken for granted when Thomas, the town man, says, "It's a shame also, because she had a good little trick when he got her, huh. . Ah'd uh mah'ied eh mahseff if he hadn't beaten me to it. » Toward the end, the tale's allusion came to ways of life. Sykes captured a snake and brought it home as a "gift" for Delia after she had already expressed her fear and dislike of them to him. The rattlesnake represents an escalation of Sykes' abuse of Delia, from a fake snake to the real postman. Everyone around Sykes has warned him of the danger, but he doesn't want to listen. In .