How Women Are Portrayed
Primary sources: In her article “Feminism and Symbolism in Zora Neale Hurston’s Sweat,” Judith Jackson Fossett argues that Hurston uses symbolism to depict the struggle and triumph of women in a patriarchal society. The narrative’s protagonist, Delia, is a hardworking African-American woman whose husband, Sykes, treats her as enslaved. Delia may have had a difficult ... Read More
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