Blood, "Sweat,"" and Tears: A Historical/Biographical Analysis of Hurston's "Sweat-.
The purpose of any literary work is to convey an idea or concept to its audience. Often the message is one that is directly reflective upon the life of the writer. The context of the piece, the period of time during which it was written, and the events that are reflected within it may have an enormous effect on the work, both in its style and in the ways through which the audience can interpret the author's literary aims. Zora Neale Hurston clearly depicts the societal dilemma concerning racial and gender conflict in the South in her short story, "Sweat."" Through a crystal-clear depiction of Southern life in the twentieth century, strongly suggestive vocabulary, and the pure illustration of the divide between the races, Hurston gives the audience a captivating taste of segregation. .
"Sweat- begins in the home of Delia Jones, an African American who works as a washwoman for white families. Her husband, Sykes, is a very devious and immoral character who finds great joy in torturing Delia both physically and emotionally. Not only does he run around town, flaunting his mistress, but he constantly threatens her life with verbal and physical abuse. When he is not parading around the town with his lover, he is tormenting Delia with cruel jokes, particularly jokes that involve snakes, one of Delia's greatest fears. When Sykes first startles Delia with a bullwhip, Delia says, "Sykes, what you throw dat whip on me like dat? You know it would skeer me "looks just like a snake, an you knows how skeered Ah is of snakes."" (p. 243) Though Sykes continually taunts Delia with his evil antics in an attempt to force her out of their home, Delia refuses to leave, because it is her hard work that has paid for the house, and it is the only thing she has to cling to. .
In a final attempt to push Delia out of the house, Sykes brings a live snake into their home.
Sirbak February 5, 2003 Section 002 "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" Winston Churchill I. ... Ok, now can I get a show of hands of who has heard of his, "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" speech? ... He does this by saying, "I would have to say to the House, as I said to those who have joined the Government: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat." ...
In Zora Neale Hurston's short story, Sweat, Delia finds herself stuck in an unbearable marriage. ... Her tears, her sweat, her blood. ... With rage and anger towards her husband, Delia states, "That ole snaggle-tooth black woman you runnin" with ain't comin" heah to pile up on mah sweat and blood. ... Her tears, her sweat, her blood." ... In many instances throughout Sweat, Sykes represents the Devil breaking into and trying to destroy Delia's Eden. ...
Ok, now can I get a show of hands of who has heard of his, "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" speech? ... He does this by saying, "I would have to say to the House, as I said to those who have joined the Government: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat." ...
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The mindset they gave me propelled me into a spinning swirl of blood, sweat, and tears. Whether the blood, sweat, and tears were for good or bad, I used them for a reason because I began standing up for what I believed in, even if I was alone on the issue. ...
As he came too he realized he'd sweat through his good suit, the suit he had specifically put on to cheer his mr. A bead of sweat rolled over his brow and down his cheek to rest on his freshly shaven chin. ... How could he possibly tell his mother that he had killed his brother in cold blood? ... The sniper stood silent behind her, his eyes watering till a silent single tear fell on his left cheek. ... His mother broke down into tears she had lost a great deal due to the war but this, this was inconceivable. ...
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