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    short story‚ “A Worn Path”‚ Eudora Welty predicts that one never knows where a path will end up leading them through conflict and symbolism. Phoenix Jackson warns that one never knows where a path will end up leading to. In the short story “a Worn Path”‚ Phoenix Jackson goes through many obstacles on the path to find medicine for her “grandson” (Welty). Phoenix is on a mission to retrieve treatment for her grandson. She is willing to face anything that gets in the way of her path leading to her

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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 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. In my point of view I think the theme of the journey is undying love and determination. As we can see throughout the story Phoenix

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    The short stories It Used to Be Green Once by Patricia Grace and Revenge Gardening by Sue Harper have many differences. The children are all ashamed of their mother because of how she acts and the car she drives in the beginning of the first story while in the beginning of the second the child is very proud of his mother and her garden. How well the children listen to their mothers is very different between the two‚ because in the first the children always obey the mother even when they don’t want

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    The short stories‚ "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Catherine Anne Porter and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty‚ have many similarities as well as differences. Both stories have a simple plot with a theme that is symbolic of their lives. These stories include great characterization‚ description of elements in the stories‚ and the point of view. <br> <br>Granny Weatherall is characterized as a very old lady who is extremely stubborn and bedridden. Granny Weatherall is a sickly old lady in denial

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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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    In the short story “A Worn Path”‚ Eudora Welty clearly emphasizes an important relationship between Phoenix Jackson and birds. Phoenix’s name is most defiantly the biggest indication of bird symbolism. Her appearance is another relationship between her and the legend of the phoenix. A phoenix is described as having a beautiful red‚ gold and feathery coat. At the beginning of the story Phoenix is also defined as having a‚ “a golden color underneath‚ and two knobs of her cheeks were illuminated by

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    “A Worn Path” In the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty‚ the main character Phoenix defeats many obstacles in her life. No matter what she goes through Phoenix is able to being her journey again. Phoenix symbolizes the mythical legend the Phoenix a special bird that has the ability to overcome anything to be reborn. Many believed the Phoenix has the ability to die and be born again‚ making the bird have eternal life. In the short story the main character Phoenix represents the legend‚ no

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    The interpretation of “Let Them Call It Jazz” by Jean Rhys. Jean Rhys is famous for her “prequel” to Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” called “Wide Sargasso Sea”‚ however‚ it should be said that she was writing mainly novels. Her work are characteristic for using topics concerning the immigrants’ position in the West culture. The fact that she was born in West Indies influences deeply on her later publications in which she frequently presents her reflection on the problems that the strangers have to

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    Heroic Journey of Love The protagonist of Eudora Welty’s "A Worn Path" is Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix is a poor‚ elderly‚ African-American woman whose overwhelming love for her only grandson drives her to overcome many obstacles throughout the story. Along her journey‚ Phoenix’s character is revealed to be humorous and in touch with nature‚ determined and willing to go the distance‚ and extremely prideful of her appearance and her family. Throughout "A Worn Path‚" Phoenix exudes a unique‚ slightly sarcastic

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