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A Worn Path The Journey of Life The story is based on an elderly Negro women’s journey into town for medicine for her grandson. While overcoming challenges her character is born. Along the way she encounters physical Challenges‚ obstacles and danger. She climbs hills‚ crosses streams‚ crawls under barbed-wire fences; she faces dangers while out in the wilderness and a hunter who threatens her life with a gun. This happens on a single trip to town in December early in the morning. Phoenix is
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one form of symbolism in Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” In this short story‚ Phoenix is an old African American grandmother. She embarks on an obstacle filled journey into Natchez to acquire medicine for her ill grandson. I will also be showing you two other literary terms in the story‚ which are plot and character. When Welty utilizes symbolism‚ plot and character; I will show you why love is the theme for “A Worn Path.” In Welty’s “A Worn Path‚” Phoenix Jackson is the main character. Phoenix
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"A Worn Path” & “The Rocking Horse Winner” 1. In Eudora Welty’s "A Worn Path”‚ Phoenix’s journey a quest in quite a few ways. Firstly because of her appearance “she was very old and small and walked slowly in the dark pine shadows” (Welty 461). It is because of her age and how fragile she seems to be‚ this would make moving in an enormous forest very difficult for someone who wasn’t as fit as they once was. Phoenix’s environment played a part in her journey that were obstacles that were trying
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Literary Theme in “A Worn Path” Patricia M. Winbush ENG 125 Karen McFarland March 11‚ 2012 In “A Worn Path”‚ the theme though out the story is about a strong undying love an old woman has for her grandchild. According to Clugston 2010‚ the theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story. Every story narrows a broad underlying idea‚ shapes it in a unique way‚ and makes the underlying idea concrete. That ’s how theme is created. In other words‚ the theme in a story
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For the Love of Family Love‚ commitment‚ and sacrifice kept my family together. Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” reminded me of this as I read how her sincere selfless devotion and perseverance overcame all obstacles she came across. Just as Phoenix Jackson in the “Worn Path” sacrificed her time‚ health and even a precious acquired nickel (243) for the love and care of her grandson‚ my Aunt Mae Nell and Uncle Chuck sacrificed their home‚ lifestyle and finances to become the full time guardians of
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Symbolism of the Title “A Worn Path” The short story‚ “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty describes a very interesting character whose name is Phoenix Jackson. She isn’t your average person. Phoenix is a very old and boring women but the story is still interesting. The title is very symbolic of the story and has a very good meaning. Throughout the story you begin to learn more and more about Phoenix and you also discover some important things. Phoenix Jackson is a very old and small woman. She wore
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1.) The protagonist in “A Worn Path” is Phoenix Jackson‚ an elderly black woman who lives along the Natchez Trace. History shows that the Natchez Trace was a road begun in 1806‚ extending from Mississippi to Tennessee and was approximately 500 miles long. The story depicts Phoenix’s long journey on foot‚ from her home to Natchez‚ a small outlying town. The story characterizes both internal and external conflicts in Phoenix’s quest to acquire medicine for her sick grandson. Poor vision‚ unsteady gait
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Priscilla Quinteros “A Worn Path” Perseverance is a valuable trait in life‚ especially in this day and age. It is important to achieve your goals‚ your dreams and everything else that is worth striving for obstacles such as‚ racial prejudice wanting equality and condescending towards the poor that make perseverance even more necessary. In Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” an old women named Phoenix Jackson takes a long trip to get medicine for her grandson who is ill from his throat. She
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Response Paper: Summary and Reaction In “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty‚ an elderly woman faces racism‚ poverty‚ and demonstrates an amazing example of perseverance as she takes a long‚ strenuous journey to help her beloved grandson. Near the end of the Civil War‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ an old negro woman‚ follows a shabby pathway into town to retrieve medications for her young grandchild‚ who accidently swallowed lye a few years before. During her long‚ exhausting trip on foot‚ Jackson encounters and overcomes
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