Delia is a hard-working woman who is very obedient and faithful to her husband, Sykes. Through harsh words, he cuts her down about her work of washing white folks clothes and her looks saying that he "hates skinny woman". Delia's appearance resembles her hard work, with "knuckly hands" from using the washboard. Delia has put many hard- earned tears, blood, and sweat into her house while supporting Sykes' habits and taking all the abuse he cou

ld dish out. On many occasions Sykes has cut down Delia and her kind nature, even to her religious beliefs, accusing her of being a "hipocrite" because she worked on the Sabbath day.

Besides physical and emotional abuse Delia had to put up with mental abuse from her husband. At one time, Sykes put a snake into a soap box to scare Delia. Knowing that Delia had an enormous fear of snakes, not to mention anything as small as an earthworm. Other mental and emotional abuse was that Sykes ran another woman in town, making it known to Delia and everyone else in town. He made it no secret when he was going to see Bertha, his mistress. The only thing Delia ever said about his affair was, "that ole snaggle-toothed black woman you runnin' with ain't comin' h

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