Sweat
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Themes
All Themes Domestic Abuse Christianity Hard Work vs. Entitlement Race and Class
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All Characters Delia Jones Sykes
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Sweat

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Zora Neale Hurston

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Domestic Abuse Theme Icon
    Domestic Abuse
  • Christianity Theme Icon
    Christianity
  • Hard Work vs. Entitlement Theme Icon
    Hard Work vs. Entitlement
  • Race and Class Theme Icon
    Race and Class
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Delia Jones
  • Sykes
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Snakes Symbol Icon
    Snakes
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allegory
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Parody
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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