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Plot Twist In 'Sweat' By Zora Hurston

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Misguided Thoughts There are many different ways to end a story by including the way the plot is driven from one direction to the other while keeping the suspense in motion. The writer often surprises the reader with something completely different than what was expected from the reader to believe about what was going to happen next in the storyline. A twist can be manipulated in the story to prevent any obvious predictions in the plot. The use of a plot twist can come in different ways, such as revealing a little bit of the character traits, while other times the twist can be subtle by altering the beliefs of the reader through misconception towards the ending of the story. Just like in the story of “Sweat” by Zora Hurston and the film “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King demonstrated how the reader can be fooled …show more content…

When the reader finds themselves captivated in a story they began to predict what will happen next the further they read while the new information unravels in the midst of storyline. In the short story “Sweat” by Zora Hurston, the reader is introduced to the main protagonist, Delia a hardworking African American women who suffers tremendously by her lazy, abusive husband Sykes. In the beginning of the story, it shows that Delia is the only one who is working in the household by washing white peoples clothing for a living while her husband Sykes is sleeping around with his mistress Bertha. While Delia does seem to have heartbreaking moments she is not easily broken down even though her husband is giving her a life of hell. The reader can conclude already that the main theme of this story deals with good versus evil. At the end, it proves that good always overpower evil just in the way Delia had enough of her life of living in misery she decided let her husband die from that venomous snake bite. Before it came to the ending of the story

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Zora Neale Hurston’s Sweat uses a plethora of imagery and symbolism to capture the anxiety, torment, and eventual relief the main character Delia experiences throughout the short story. It is mentioned numerous times that Delia has a petrifying fear of snakes, however, Hurston also uses the snake to symbolize Sykes, her abusive husband, and the venom he spits at Delia through the abuse. The bed Delia shares with her husband is anything but comforting for Delia; rather, it is where she is bullied by Sykes and where she has her epiphany of her failing marriage. At the end of the short story, Delia finds relief from the hot, Florida morning sun underneath her Chinaberry tree and waits for Sykes to die. The imagery of snakes, the marriage bed,

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Name: Lakisha Minnis Instructor: Mr. Compton English 2202-001 Date: April. 24, 2017 Sweat Zora Neale Hurston is a prolific writer famed for numerous award winning plays, novels and short stories. In this paper, I will be elaborating on a character from the novel Sweat. Her novel Sweat was first published in 1926. Sweat is a novel that tells a story about the good, evil, and domestic abusive husband.

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And, Hurston’s theme of writing is not direct, the plot is similar, a young woman is forced to marry an older widower. Hurston indicate Janie values in the novel: Their Eyes Are Watching God is joyless with her life, Hurston writes, “Ah ain’t got nothin’ tuh live for” (118). The change of the character growth represents how she has learned about life, including love, and sorrow. The author engage the reader attentions to overcoming fear can lead to harmony. Janie survival help understand that life is challenging , it is wonderful.

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Often filled with distractions and traps the author purposely sets to distract and deceive the audience to prolong the story. Many times those pieces of information will lead to a plot twist to keep the person on their toes and curious about what is about to happen. Plot twists and meant to happen at random and literally twist the plot in a completely opposite direction from where it was thought to have been going. Allowing the other author to not only be able to keep them on their feet but also again prolong the story. Mastering the art of a plot twist can be tricky in itself as an audience will often find too many irritating and unrealistic and become bored.

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