She had an abusive husband named Sykes. He was violent, cruel and a flirt. The setting was in Eatonville, Florida during the 1920’s and depression time. Delia was a wash woman. “Ah done told you time and again to keep them white folks’ cloths outa dis house,” this meant Delia washed the white peoples clothing for money.
Kwameisha Edwards English 2001 Assignment #7 Sweat is a short story which was written by Zora Neale Hurston, it was published in 1926. It is about an abusive marriage between Delia and Sykes Jones. They were married for 15 years, but Sykes verbally and physically abused Delia. Judging from the story, Delia was a Christian woman who worked hard for a living because her worthless husband didn’t contributed anything to the house. Sykes was very ungrateful and didn’t appreciate his wife, he tried to get her out of the way so he can be with his mistress Bertha.
When he is out on a job she worries about him and gets very nervous. At first she tidies her home. But since she does this whenever she get nervous, it’s always clean, because she gets nervous a lot. So she alphabetizes her cupboard and her freezer. The whole time the only thing she can picture is her husband cutting the wrong wire and being blown to bits.
“Lenina was left to face the horrors of Malpais unaided” (111). For Lenina to see woman breast feeding their babies and families gathered around to watch, it just made her more disgusted. In the State Lenina lives in, families and emotions like love and relationships are prohibited and prevented. In order for Lenina to be happy she depends on her soma to help her get her through the day without any emotions that will give her pain and sorrow. However, because she forgot her soma, she had to suffer through the ceremony and all the horrible thoughts that came to her
It had this awful smell like rotting flesh so the leader suddenly got worried. Finally opening the box, she stood for a while just staring at the petrifying mess before her. Then she screamed, but only a second before she got angry and threw things around the room. This was not what she wanted. This was not how it was suppose to go.
This is how you thank me for getting you a man when you’re such a dried-up old maid that no one want to give a look on you.” Giving in to the demands of her father, Bessie marries Zalmon, the fish market owner, and raises his children. Is this the thanks Bessie gets after handing all of her hard earned money to her father? Bessie does not get the life in which she had once dreamed and continues to live in the same small, poor, dirty community. As for Sara, the youngest of the children, she adjusted to the new world and its offerings. She did not agree with how her father treated
Arthur and the dog spider are both walking about the estate when then spider is whistled out to the marshes. The woman in black has whistled spider to try and lure Arthur after him, to drown in the marshes. Arthur doesn’t die but he is in shock and doesn’t want to go back to the house but he has to, he has nowhere else to go as the tide is in. When he does go back he then see’s the woman in black at the window and that’s when he realises she wants to kill him. Firstly Arthur see’s the ghost of Jennet Humphrey at El Marsh House which results in the death of a child; in Arthur’s case it’s his future son which will change his life forever.
You are assisting an older woman to have a shower in her own home, when you notice that she has quite severe fresh bruising on her back and upper arms. The woman is initially reluctant to speak about the cause but eventually tells you that her middle aged son who lives with her inflicted the bruises. The woman pleads with you not to tell anyone as she is embarrassed and doesn’t want any shame to fall on her son. What do you do? You have a clear conflict here.
On top of everything Amasa does for Mary, and treating her with so much care and protection, "Walking up the street ahead...in the protective way he had" (Davies 2). Mary then goes of and has sex with another man, a tramp, which upsets Amasa and leads him to giving up his position in the church and finding a new job. Finally, Amasa has to provide for his family while working an unsatisfying, degrading job. Amasa ties Mary to the house because he is scared what she might do, something that hurts him deeply because of all the love he has for her. Amasa experiences "hell on earth" thanks to his family and the towns people, since no one is man enough to help him and his family is unable to help themselves.
Williams keys in the trash can and make her miss her doctors appointment?” She asked over and over getting the same response out of me. “I don’t even know what you’re talking about, why would I throw Mrs, Williams’ keys away? I love Mrs. Williams!” I stated over and over as my eyes began to water and eventually I lost control of my emotions. I must have been in her office for a good hour denying everything she asked me, because I knew deep down in my heart it was not me. I then proclaimed to her in tears, “All I did was hide her chalk in the flower pot!” At that point I was just ready to go back to the class because this lady was intimidating and persistent with her masculine figure yelling and screaming in my face.