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Dodos and Passenger Pigeons are both extinct birds that died by human hands. They are both birds that look similar, but they were two different type of birds. They lived in two different areas of the world and their habits were different. The reason why they became extinct are two different stories. There are differences between the Dodos and Passenger Pigeons such as are how they became extinct, in their body size, and where they lived.…
“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is a short story about an elderly woman by the name of Phoenix Jackson. Eudora Welty has a way of cutting to the chase, but is also clear that she loves her characters. Phoenix is a memorable character because she is full of love. One can admire her perseverance and her willingness to sacrifice for someone she loves. Welty shows us, rather than telling us. As we read along, it is almost like we are walking with Phoenix down the path. In spite of being an elderly woman, Phoenix Jackson does not use loneliness and racism as an excuse.…
Eudora Welty's short story "A Worn Path" takes place on an early December morning which deals with a very elderly and frail black woman, Phoenix; and the hardships inherent in her life. Phoenix Jackson is the main character, she is characterized as a strong poor elderly woman because of her appearance, personality and determination. For example, the narrator states, that Phoenix wore “a dark striped dress reaching down to her shoe tops, and an equally long apron of bleached sugar sacks, with a full pocket: all neat and tidy, but every time she took a step she might have fallen over her shoelaces, which dragged from her unlaced shoes " (475). The dark striped dress and long apron made of sugar sacks symbolizes poverty because of her hardships in life; this is the type of clothing most Negro women slaves wore back in the slavery days. The darkness of her dress represents her state of depression. The stripes on her dress symbolizes the prison bars showing she was held captive as a slave for some time.…
Eudora Welty, author of A Worn Path, formated her narrator so that it would not have any part in the story other than telling it. From this, the reader is able to characterize the protagonist, Phoenix Jackson, as a woman who is very determined and loving and focused on one goal, bring medicine home to help her sick grandson. As a reader, one can tell that Phoenix is a very determined grandmother, for she had to face many challenges in order to help her grandson. On lines 35 to 37 the author describes that in order to get to her destination, Phoenix must cross over a creek on a log. The way that the author describes her going across is that she levels her cane, and fiercely marches across the log. Within the first three lines, the author states that Phoenix is “an old Negro woman.” When a person ages, then they may not be able to do as many things as…
Subordinate characters, whose roles are seemingly unimportant, are thermically critical in Richard Connell’s and Eudora Welty’s short story. A subordinate character often either motivates or challenges the protagonist to do something. The subordinate characters from “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path” help the reader understand how the protagonist feels and believes. Both stories are similar since their subordinate characters help express the protagonist’s thoughts, mindset, and characteristics.…
Saunders, J. (1992). A Worn Path: The Eternal Quest of Welty’s Phoenix Jackson. The Southern Literary Journal, 25(1), Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20078057…
Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" is a story rich in mythological tales and figures, the most prominent being the legend of the phoenix. There are several symbols and references made during the course of the story to the legend of the phoenix. The phoenix, or bennu, comes from Egyptian mythology. As with most myths, there are variations on the myth, but the most common representation of the phoenix is a large scarlet and gold bird. The phoenix has been credited with amazing powers: the ability to appear and disappear in the blink of an eye and to heal, for example. Perhaps the most incredible power is the determination of the phoenix to travel to Heliopolis, the sun city, towards the end of its life. It is in Heliopolis that the phoenix's incredible life cycle starts over. It makes a nest and catches fire from the sun, bursting into flame. From the ashes, it is reborn, leaving its nest until the next time it returns - 1000 years later. From her name and appearance to her behavior and the symbolism running throughout the story, Phoenix Jackson is the embodiment of the phoenix.…
A Worn Path is a short story written by Eudora Welty. The story is about an elderly, Phoenix Jackson, who goes on a little trip to retrieve her grandsons medicine. A Worn Path was written when towns and cities were segregated. Segregation caused many obstacles for colored people. In this story, The Worn Path is like life back in the 1900’s for colored people, it was filled with struggles for African Americans like Phoenix Jackson.…
Eudora Welty has a past that would still be labeled as successful to this day. She went to the University of Wisconsin and studied business at Columbia University. But her study time has cut short because when her father died her returned back to her hometown in Mississippi. There she became a publicist photographer for the Work Progress Administration (WPA). Because of this job, Welty did a lot of traveling. During her travels Welty started to gain inspiration from her photos and the people she met. She used this inspiration to write stories. One of those stories was “A Worn Path”.…
Phoenix' name symbolizes her long life and perseverance like the mythical bird who was said to live a long life and burst into flames hen rose from it's ashes to begin again. There is also symbolism in the challenges she over came like the thorn bushes that could be a sign of hidden danger when at first glance…
In conclusion the short story “A worn path” by Eudora Welty is about a main character called Phoenix Jackson. She is loving,daring and decisisve.One technique used by the author is when she expalined why the title is “a worn path.”This is because Phoenix has used this route to go to the town that it has become “worn out” or used to much.I think that this shows the readers why the title is “a worn path” and gives the readers an insight to life in the…
Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” is a story that emphasizes the natural symbolism of the surroundings. The main character in the story, Phoenix Jackson, is an old black woman who seeks out to find medicine for her sick nephew. This story contains a motif, which is the continuous walking of Phoenix Jackson throughout her journey. She lives in the pinewoods and faces the challenging experience of walking through the snowy, frozen earth to get to the hospital in the city of Natchez. Phoenix Jackson is a very caring person, and is in love with life. Although she is very old, it seems that she has many years ahead of her. Eudora Welty brings realism into the story describing the realities of being old.…
Phoenix Jackson was specifically chosen because of the literal meaning. The meaning of the name Phoenix is: A bird that built its own pyre and then was reborn from the ashes. The mystical bird itself, dies, and is reborn across cultures and throughout time. The words used to describe the bird are legendary, brilliantly colored, symbol of rebirth, and immortality which is seen to be illuminating the sky. The phoenix to build its own funeral pyre or nest, and ignites it with a single clap of its wings. After death, it rises gloriously from the ashes and flies away. The bird is said to symbolize renewal and resurrection, life in the heavenly paradise, Christ, Mary, virginity, the exceptional man. Early Christianity adopted the symbol due to its themes of death and resurrection’s, as an analogy of Christ’s death and three days later his resurrection. The earliest instance of the legend, the Egyptians told of the Bennu, a heroin bird that is part of their creation myth. The “solar bird” appears on ancient amulets and as a living symbol of the deity. Phoenix’s experiences on her journey or “path” is incredibly difficult, however, she fights with every footstep to push forward. Her strength to continue on this path of physical and emotional torture may appear to be an mythical or having special powers. The determination and “will” suggested almost appears to be immortal. Most would have given up when faced with the obstacles, such as racial prejudice, humiliation, and physical exhaustion are…
A Worn Path(1940) is a story that talks about a very old African American woman named Phoenix. This strong old lady goes on a long journey by foot through a forest to bring her grandson the medicine he needs for his damaged throat. In this essay I will be analyzing and discussing the main character and themes which are love, determination and courage.…