Delia does not come for his help. Instead, she feels “a surge of pity too strong to support” (Hurston 16). Sykes was not only the villain in the story. He represented the snake/Satan. He attempted to interfere with Delia’s faith by attacking the sinless woman to make her feel guilty and destroy her silent peace. Hurston allegorizes the idea of Women as an innocent figure, dependent on the man for psychological stability. Society believes women are dependent on men; men that depend back on those
Delia does not come for his help. Instead, she feels “a surge of pity too strong to support” (Hurston 16). Sykes was not only the villain in the story. He represented the snake/Satan. He attempted to interfere with Delia’s faith by attacking the sinless woman to make her feel guilty and destroy her silent peace. Hurston allegorizes the idea of Women as an innocent figure, dependent on the man for psychological stability. Society believes women are dependent on men; men that depend back on those