Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat" is an astonishing work of fiction. It captured the essence of getting what you deserve in the end. The point of view of Hurston's "Sweat" portrayed, contributes to the theme and meaning. If the point of view was different, it could corrupt the meaning and then the story would lose it power. I think that the meaning is perfect and made very clear. In addition, the voice change in the beginning changes the point of view drastically and dramatically. In the next paragraphs I will try to unwrap the layers of depth that binds together the major reoccurring topic that reveals insight about life and its up-comings.
             Hurston's "Sweat" written with the story being narrated in the third person and omniscient, enhances the reader ability to comprehend the hidden meaning of this short story. The story begins in a normal tone that prepares you for nothing but the unexpected. Then it switches to a different vernacular, and old ancient slavery tongue, which gets the wheel turning to make you think differently. "Sykes, what you throw dat whip on me like dat?" starts the story in the right direction. It is where the vernacular switches and then the
             story immediately comes to life. Delia finds herself stuck in an insupportable marriage. Her husband, Sykes, ill-treats her, leaves all the responsibility to her, and is adulterous. Sykes is trying to break down her spirits. After being married to Sykes for 15 years, Delia has lost all hope in the marriage. The countless beatings and painful acts of Sykes have brought her over the edge. She is forced to go against her strict religious beliefs because of the life in which she has been leading since her marriage to her husband. One passage that sums up many factions of Delia and Sykes's relationship is as follows: "She lay awake, gazing upon the debris that cluttered their matrimonial trail. Not a...