Although it is quite ironic that the one thing that Delia hates the most in her life got revenge for her in the end. Her two worst enemies fought it out and the snake won.
I don't blame Delia for hesitating to help Sykes. It would be really hard to run to his aid after experiencing pain for so many years. Im sure she went eventually, but she was in no rush.
Even so, what could she do? The snake didn't eat Sykes it just bit him. He wasn't full, what would stop him from biting Delia? I guess that little detail works towards her benefit.
ReplyDeleteI want to agree with Wyatt about the feeling of revenge. Delia felt pain for so long that the snake bite in the end seemed to be justified for Sykes. ESPECIALLY since Delia asked him to get it away from there in the first place,and out of spite for her he left it there. The snake could have gone after Delia, but in the end of the story she seems so content with herself that she has new found confidence, and that makes me think that she'll figure out a way to control the snake and her life. It seems that even if she were to run for help there is nothing that anyone could do for Sykes, so in Delia's mind maybe she wants him to know that she's doing nothing to help him-just as he has done their entire marriage. I don't like thinking of people being so revengeful, but I do think that Delia felt such relief the Sykes was dying. Mostly because she expressed her hatred for him just earlier in the story, but she seemed to be content laying outside as she heard the struggle between Sykes and the snake. She seemed to be gaining confidence in that moment and although she may not have enjoyed the revenge, she felt relief.
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