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The story begins by introducing the setting. Delia, the main protagonist, who is a hard working character who is peacefully taking her time with her clients laundry. Some instances in this story imply that it takes place in a rural town in Florida during the 1920's.

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An argument breaks out between Sykes and Delia. Sykes' anger heightens quickly and in a fight of rage he kicks around all of Delia's hard work. As the argument comes to a close and the night begins, Delia feels almost resentful for how things have gone.

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A group of men stumble upon the topic of Sykes and Delia's relationship. They observe that Delia is not treated well by her husband. Additionally, they state that Syke is not worthy of Delia, "Syke Jones aint wuth de shot an’ powder hit would tek tuh kill ‘em. Not to huh he aint" (para. 33).

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Delia attempts to avoid this, even though she knows it's definitely called for. She's aware of her husband's affair, but still tries to deny the presence of it. However, when Bertha is calling to Sykes; Delia is unable to ignore it any longer. This causes the married couple to continue fighting.

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Delia is intrigued by a box she's discovered, but this curiosity quickly changes to fear because there is a snake in the box. Sykes has brought a snake into the house.

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Sykes refuses to get rid of the snake and even brags about catching and handling it himself. One day, Delia looks into the snake box just to realize that it has escaped.

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Delia decides to just continue her work, but has she looks in the laundry basket, she finds the rattlesnake. Out of utter fear, Delia runs and hides. Because of this, she is completely safe.

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Almost immediately after Delia is introduced, she is frightened by a bullwhip because she thought it was a snake. This little prank was planted by her husband, Sykes. Sykes is then revealed to not be the best husband. He's mean and utterly disrespectful towards his wife and genuinely does not seem like a good person.

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The main conflict was swiftly resolved when the husband, Sykes, is attacked by the very snake he planted to torment his wife.