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    The story “A Worn Path” written by Eudora Welty takes place in the 40’s and is of an elderly Negro woman who makes her way on a familiar journey into town to obtain some medicine for her young grandson. In this story‚ Welty describes scenarios where Phoenix Jackson faces many conflicts‚ while heading to the rural part of town‚ with nature and society all while enduring her physical conflicts that make taking this journey a little more challenging than someone in their earlier years of age. I will

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    and accomplish tasks that would otherwise seem impossible. Sophocles once stated‚ “One word frees us all of the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” This statement is the underlying factor that motivates the main character in Eudora Welty’s short story‚ “A Worn Path.” The story portrays an elderly woman’s journey to the city during a frozen day in December to obtain medicine for her grandson’s chronically sore throat. Welty uses strong symbolism throughout the story to depict just how

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    I choose to write about Phoenix Jackson from the story A Worn Path that was written Eudora Welty in 1941. The literacy work that Phoenix seems to display is figurative speech. Phoenix Jackson interests me because she was determined‚ thoughtful and unbreakable. Phoenix is a brittle older black woman who travels a long distance in the woods in the coldest time of the winter to town to get medicine for her ill grandson. During her walk‚ she encountered several things that tried to stop her from reaching

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    received 24.09 points out of 25.00 points total. Life is full of choices we make that lead us down roads called journeys. Journey’s shape our life and our perception of our life and other’s lives. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty both share the same theme‚ which is a journey. Each indicate that life is a journey‚ and the outcomes of the journey are based on the choices we have made in life. In one literary work‚ we have the right of choice while in the

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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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    A Worn Path is the story of an elderly woman who takes a long path to town in order to get medicine for her grandson. The elderly woman‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ is the main character of the story and she overcomes many trials and tribulations to reach her goal. The story seems simple‚ an old black woman walking through the woods towards town on some errand‚ but layers of symbolism add meaning to every part of this story. Take for instance the name Phoenix Jackson: The Phoenix is a bird of legend from ancient

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    Erin Evans Dana Maddock English 99‚ 11:00PM 9/25/2014 Devoted and Helpful We all have that one person whom we regard highly of. That person we look up to as a role model. But what is a role model? A role model would be someone who is devoted in most aspects of life to achieve success in the future and always willing to be help usually not caring what the task is. We do not necessarily see this person as particularly perfect but just a good goal of whom we hope to become someday

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    As a child I was fortunate to know all of my grandparents. Of all of them my paternal grandfather was my favorite grandparent. He was a tough little man‚ barely five feet six inches tall. He was never excessively over weight but he had a little round belly. He had a beautiful mischievous smile which I found utterly charming. Welding had faded the color of his eyes to the palest blue I had ever seen. He was hardworking‚ just‚ fun loving and surprisingly reverent. Granddaddy was retired

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    You may ask yourself who is this girl who’s applying to my college? Where does she come from? Why is she the way that she is? On the other hand‚ your sole concern may be whether this girl is fit to be accepted. For now I’ll disregard the latter and tell more about the girl. I’ll begin by saying that this girl frowns upon anyone who refers to themselves in third person and will continue by making one of the greatest fallacies in literature: shifting point of view. After sixteen years of living this

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    Essay on “A Worn Path” Love Can Conquer All In “A Worn Path” “How old are you Granny?” he was saying. “There is no telling mister‚” she said‚ “no telling.” “Well‚ Granny‚” he said‚ “You must be a hundred years old and scared of nothing (216-217).” Granny is an old woman; described as “being so old that her skin was as if she had a tree in the middle of her forehead with numberless branching wrinkles (213).” Phoenix Jackson is her name. She

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