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Quote #10
[…] dawn, a huge brown hand seizing the window stick, great dull blows upon the wooden floor punctuating the gibberish of sound long after the rattle of the snake had abruptly subsided. (104)
This quote is the only time we see Sykes suffer in "Sweat." We know he's been bitten at least once by the snake and is in a world of pain. The real challenge of this scene is how to react and how to feel. We know that Sykes is no good, and yet, we are led to feel slightly uncomfortable at the feeling of relief that comes with his death.