Robert Hemenway, from ZNH: A Literary Biography (1977)

Discussion Questions:

150:

• How, according to Hemenway, is "Sweat" a tragedy for both Sykes and Delia?

151:

• How, according to Hemenway, does "Sweat" illustrate "a complex imagistic structure with Freudian overtones" (151)?
• What, according to Hemenway, does the snake represent?
• Why, according to Hemenway, is Delia frightened of Sykes?

152:

• What does Hemenway mean by Hurston's "seeming lack of literary commitment" (152)?