Summarize the gradual decline of the Worcester National League team. How does this fit with what we’ve talked about regarding the role of sports, conflict, and profit motive in our lives? What happened after the team left Worcester, in order to go on a road trip (at a 9-19 record) and how might it prove to be a commentary on what society sometimes looks for, when sports aren’t available? Further, how are sports and spectacle similar to one another? What about the Troy and Worcester story as it relates to the Philadelphia meetings stuck with you, and what is the lasting lesson about professional sports?

answer: life tends to copy things that already exists rather than taking old ides and making it into something new

explanation:

what are the main ideas?

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict