Brief Summary Of The Story 'Sweat'

Death is a product of nature which we all must face. In the story “Sweat”, we will find Sykes is faced with dying an unexpected death to which was set for his wife. We will see the demised man calling out for the one he should have loved and cherished, but soon realizes he would be breathing his last breath alone. What is marriage between a man and woman? It is love, compassion, forgiving, and the two living as one. Delia did not get any of this from Sykes. Delia once was in love with Sykes but as time goes on her hatred for him is as strong as her love once was. For 15 years they were married, and she felt alone when she would go to bed at night and cry herself to sleep, knowing Sykes was laying with another woman. Animosity was strong between Sykes and Delia. He verbally, mentally, and physically abused Delia to an extent, men in town even noticed how he had taken her beauty from her. Delia was a hard-working woman, and washed

Once she seen the snake crawl from the basket on to her bed, she took off running outside to wait until Sykes could get home and get rid of the snake. While she was laying in the barn, several thoughts went through her mind, and it was then that a calmness came over her. She realized that the abusive situation was not going to rule her life and decided she would just give back what she dealt with for 15 years. Once Sykes came home, she crawled down from the loft, and listened outside of her window and suddenly heard a cry ring out from Sykes. He called out for Delia several times, but she did not reply. He crawled to the door, and seen Delia standing along with the lamp outside. Delia noticed his swollen eye and neck and she knew death would soon over-take Sykes. He knew by now Delia was not going to go to his aid and he felt the loneness she had felt for many