... is an object of destruction, a satanic object which is what the devil turned into to lure Eve to eat the apple in the garden of Eden as written in the Bible (Genesis 2-3). The snake represents the evil Sykes, which is in direct opposition of Delia's Christianity. The bull whip in the passage is another symbol related to the snake. Both of these objects are phallic ... Gethsemane before he was crucified (Matthew 28-29). Delia feels betrayed, she bears a cross too. She married Sykes because she loved him, but he beats and cheats on her. During one attempt to beat her she stands up to him....

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