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How does Hurston’s use of vernacular affect reading for a modern audience? What challenges may it present? What positives may it yield?
Should the reader sympathize with Delia at the story’s end? Why or why not?
Are there possible explanations for Sykes’s abusive behavior? Should those reasons be considered when examining this story? Explain your reasoning.
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By Zora Neale Hurston