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Delia

This character is the protagonist of the story. Over the course of the story, this character leans on her religious faith, deals with her husband's abuse and philandering, and is ultimately set free when she allows her husband to die from snakebites.

Sykes

This character is the abusive and unfaithful husband of the story's protagonist. By the end of the story, this character is killed by the venom of the rattlesnake he had originally brought into his and his wife's shared home so that he could terrify her.

Bertha

This character is the mistress of the protagonist's husband and is originally from a town called Apopka. She is said to be much bolder than other mistresses Sykes has had in the past. An example is that this character walks right up to the protagonist's gate, even when the protagonist is home, in order to call for the protagonist's...

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