short analogy of "Sweat"

The short story “Sweat” begins with the introduction of the protagonist Delia who is known to be a washerwoman who starts to work late to get a head start. Delia is a contemplative woman who seeks for her husband Sykes because he has her working tools. Sykes is introduced in the story when he tries to scare Delia by using a horse whip to be used as unrealistic snake to scare her.   For the past fifteen years she was troubled by her husband Sykes who keeps mistreating her and feels no pity. As we read on in the story Sykes is angry with Delia because she washes “white people clothes”. Apparently this shows a sign that Sykes was a racist. He was a careless person and had no respect for Delia. An example would be when he kicks a nice pile of clothes that she have folded because they were the clothes that he had disliked.  This showed that Sykes was abusive towards her.

Further in the story, we soon discover that Sykes has an affair with a woman named Bertha while Delia tries to maintain a living by working very hard and going to church. Another disgraceful part in the story is when Sykes goes out with Bertha and spends Delia’s own money that she worked very hard for on her. This shows that he has a lack of pity on her and that he lives with guilt. I see Delia to be as a type of woman with outstanding patience. She is very responsible and takes care of the little house. She is indeed related as a feminine character in the story but also she has a the bravery and patience of a masculine character.