blog #10

 In 2-3 paragraphs, respond to the language in the 2 Short Stories we read for this week.  What do you think of the language?  What made the language in the two stories similar?  Different?  How does this depend on or relate to the identity and background of the authors?

The language in "Sweat" was the language used to depict how African Americans would talk. There are two characters, Sykes and his wife, that live together and talk to each other as improper english. In the other short story, "The Evening Sun," the author depicted the language of Nancy similar to the way African Americans talked in the other short story. What made the language similar to each other is the fact that they were heard to pronounce as some words are very emphasized and spelled different. What made it different was depending on the character. Sykes was more of a loud and hysterical type of person while Nancy was more scared and serious. 

The language relates to the identity and background of the authors by who they are and how they perceived other races. The author of "Sweat" was a white author and views the language of African Americans very different. The author of "The Evening Sun" is an African American women and didn't see the language as such a big deal when writing.