27 pages 54 minutes read

Zora Neale Hurston

Sweat

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1926

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Essay Topics

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How does Hurston’s use of vernacular affect reading for a modern audience? What challenges may it present? What positives may it yield?

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Should the reader sympathize with Delia at the story’s end? Why or why not?

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Are there possible explanations for Sykes’s abusive behavior? Should those reasons be considered when examining this story? Explain your reasoning.

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