Talk:Sweat (short story)

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Themes Section:[edit]

When reviewing this entry I could see that there are a few viewpoints that may have been underrepresented. “Sweat” by Zora Neal Hurston is certainly a work that is heavily packed with influential themes and important historically cultural context. Although I feel there are numerous themes that could be included in this entry, I did notice one that was recognized but not elaborated on any further. Though listed under themes, the concepts of “Empowerment and Survival”, is clearly underrepresented in this entry. Empowerment and survival of women is a recurring theme in many of Hurston’s works, specifically African American women. Hurston’s works are recognized often for the representation of the conflict between black men and black women. This is certainly a central theme in “Sweat”, as we see the abuse and overall mistreatment of Delia by her husband Sykes. Someone interested in expanding on this theme may wish to reference articles such as Zora Neale Hurston and the Survival of the Female by Mary Jane Lupton. Courtney.rolnick (talk) 18:47, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The following sentence is an opinion and has not yet been cited: “The story revolves around a washerwoman and her unemployed, insecure husband.” The part about “insecure husband” I believe to be an opinion, I do not recall anywhere in the text where he has been labeled insecure. My suggestion is that the sentence be removed until it is properly cited. (Jenniferhart210 (talk) 17:59, 16 April 2017 (UTC)Jenniferhart210Jenniferhart210 (talk) 17:59, 16 April 2017 (UTC)).[reply]

Pages[edit]

In the lead section it says "around 15 pages" - what is that supposed to mean ? The story actually covered less than six pages in the original publication - https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Fire!!_-_1926.djvu -- Beardo (talk) 19:49, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]