Need help on all homework international fiction rewrite week 5

Janvier, Evans

EN234

Professor Tremble

25 Nov 2020

Unit V Reading Journal

Rip Van Winkle

By Washington Irving

"Rip Van Winkle"

Before I begin, I would like to point out a few observations I’ve made in the story, that I found to be quite intriguing. One of which there is a now famous bourbon by the name Rip Van Winkle, that sells for no less than $1000. There was a mention of a Peter Stuyvesant, who was an original settler of the province and the last Governor of that British Colony. There is a neighborhood in New York by the name Bedford-Stuyvesant, named after Peter Stuyvesant. It has been the center of African American culture and home to icons from Jackie Robinson to Shawn Carter a.k.a Jay Z. I thought all of that was neat and wanted to share.

1. Describe the protagonist? I suppose the protagonist would be Mr. Rip Van Winkle. A simple good-natured fellow who would starve for a penny than work for a pound. He was always willing to go out of his way to help others, while neglecting his connubial duties.

2. List at least 3 signs that suggest that Rip Van Winkle has been gone from town for years. There are several indications that Mr. Van Winkle had been long absent from his hometown. Three that stands out to me is

1. Upon his return to his village he didn’t recognize not one face and they didn’t recognize him

2. His home which was normally maintained by his wife was abandoned and desolate, and when he called out for his wife and kids, no one answered.

3. When he was in the bar and questioned about his identity he answered, "I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the king, God bless him!". Not knowing that a Revolutionary war had been fought and those words could have gotten him killed, possible.

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"Sweat" by Nora Zeale Hurston

I must say that I was deeply enraged when reading this short story. At how rudely Delia was abused by Sykes. How the men in the community lacked the intestinal fortitude to come to her aid, even if it was just to kill the snake. All of the abuse she endured for 15years. Sykes seems like the type that needed hot grits poured on him.

3. Explain the quote: “Whatever goes over the Devil’s back, is got to come under his belly.” How does this saying help Delia cope? I believe that this was her way of saying what goes around comes around. Basically, that Karma was going to catch up with Sykes, and that gave her a small measure of satisfaction and hope to continue.

4. Do you feel any sympathy for Sykes? Explain your answer with the text. Not at all actually. For 15 years he mentally and physically abused his wife, and he took pleasure in seeing her suffer and humiliating her. He acquired a snake in hopes it would kill his wife and he and Bertha can basically, commandeer Delia’s house. He got exactly what was coming to him, in my opinion.

5. Why is the title significant?

a. It’s very hot in Florida ; To emphasize the heat and Florida and emphasize why the men didn’t act on their thoughts and opinions of Sykes I suppose.

b. Delia works very hard with everything. She was a very hard laborer and she did, at a point, fight hard to preserve her marriage.

c. Delia and Sykes could not afford AC: To emphasize what class they were in, in their community. There were somewhat middle class, but still barely getting by.

d. Sykes’ behavior is stressful and makes Delia sweat in a figurative way. To me its how deep Sykes abuse went and how it affected his spouse

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