. She is just simply remaining hopeful, because she knows that karma will happen to Sykes for all that he is doing to her. Her faith is preventing her from taking action against Sykes, because she knows that God will take care of it in the end. She is a hard worker Knowing that her husband Sykes does not have a job, nor does he help her out around the house, Delia has to work extra hard in order to keep food on the table, clothes on their backs, and a roof over their heads. Delia makes provision possible for both herself and Sykes. What is sickening is that, at times Sykes will try to sabotage her job by scaring her with a snake. Thankfully, it backfires and only makes Delia more determine to continue working hard. Delia is strong enough