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    The Worn Path analysis

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    In the story “A Worn Path”‚ there is a repetitive comparison between the main character and a mythological creature. The author Eudora Welty chooses Phoenix Jackson to symbolize through color‚ her appearance‚ behavior and overall journey a Phoenix bird. The author gives description to focus on Phoenix Jackson’s age. She says that “her eyes were blue with age”‚ are hints of extreme age. Another description of her the author says “her skin had a pattern all of its own branching wrinkles.” This implies

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    A Worn Path: Theme

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    A WORN PATH: Theme A Worn Path is a short story about an old African−American woman‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ and her journey through the woods into town. It is a fiction story set in Mississippi during the 1940s. The author presents the themes of the story from the symbol of the journey itself as well as all the obstacles and encounters the main character faces throughout her journey. There are several themes that have been portrayed in the story. The main theme that I have noticed during my reading is

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    A Worn Path Questions

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    A Worn Path Questions 1. The primary theme of the story is that a good person (like Phoenix) will do her duty and fulfill her obligations no matter how hard it is to do so. She really has a hard time getting to town‚ but she will do it because her grandson needs her – she is all the family he has. 2. Near the ending of A Worn Path‚ readers discover Phoenix‚ the protagonist‚ often goes back and forth from her home to Natchez‚ where she fetches medicine for her ill grandson. Readers can infer

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    Essay On A Worn Path

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    I beleive theme is the main idea of a story or book. The story ¨A Worn Path¨ is about an elderly woman named Phoenix‚ she travels a long way to get medicine for her grandson. Phoenix’s grandson swallowed lye and is very ill‚ while Phoenix travels to get the medicine she comes across many obstacles that does not stop her. I believe the theme of ¨A Worn Path¨ is with great sacrifice come reward. I believe this is the theme because Phoenix sacrifices herself to get the medicine for her grandson and

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    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

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    A Worn Path (Symbolism)

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    Eudora Welty’s "A Worn Path" is a short story that places a tremendous amount of emphasis on the natural symbolism of the setting. Welty incorporates her love for fairy tales is this story by creating mythic characters that seem larger than life‚ characters like Phoenix Jackson who seem to connect with the surroundings (Randisi 31). The main character‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ is an old Negro woman whose goal throughout the story is to find medicine for her sick grandson‚ who swallowed lye and sometimes

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    Ambition In A Worn Path

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    Ever had to face a contrary impulse by the drive of ambition? When confronted with challenging tasks‚ we intend to endure it with perseverance till the end‚ whether we have achieved the goal or not. In Welty’s work “A Worn Path” seizes the moments of the protagonist as she overcomes her obstacles from every angle. Poe’s character‚ Montresor is also someone who entitled to this but does it in a rancorous way. With all opinions aside‚ these protagonists have attested persistence through strength‚ endurance

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    Welty, "A Worn Path"

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    Welty‚ "A Worn Path" (52) Take a look at the quest theme outline on the handout from class. Is Phoenix on a quest? Justify your answer. What is Welty’s message (theme) to her readers? What symbols do you find‚ and how do they connect to the theme? You meet Phoenix as she begins a long quest to a town near her home. She is an elderly woman. Her eyesight isn’t very good and she moves at a slow and steady pace along a very well used path. While on this journey she talks to herself giving herself

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    A worn path analysis

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    A Mortal Phoenix During the 1930s‚ many African Americans in the South lives in the segregation‚ suffers poverty‚ lack of education and low social statuses. Living in such society‚ Mrs. Phoenix – the protagonist of the story “a Worn Path” and an African American – stands out as a phoenix that rises from its dust. Her vital physical and social “weaknesses” do not strike her down but instead highlights her persistence‚ dignity‚ sympathy and her selfless love to her grandson. She is‚ however‚ a mortal

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    the 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

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