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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their family to make the best decisions for their health. In The Use of Force and The Worn Path‚ we see two very distinct decisions being made about a child’s health. In The Use of Force a doctor suspects that a child might have Diphtheria‚ and actually has to use force to provide the best medical care in deciding if the child has that deadly disease because the child refused to open her mouth. In The Worn Path there is a woman who has to travel a long distance facing discrimination just to get a
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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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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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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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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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From what I understand‚ Jig is a pregnant girl who is in a great dilemma with an American man. "It’‚ is the termination or the continuation of Jig’s pregnancy. The white elephants are a symbol of Jig’s pregnancy. When researched "white elephants" are an unwanted possession that is difficult to get rid of. Fitting. As for the train station it symbolizes an end to their choice. Each time the train station worker came to remind them about how much time was left until the train arrived symbolized a countdown
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In literary fiction‚ charterers are portrayed directly or indirectly. Sometimes‚ symbolism is introduced to add depth to the story. And finally‚ the different points-of-view on which the story is being told. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” discusses some tough decision people make consequently harming others. One day the American man and the girl‚ Jig‚ is on the way to Madrid from Barcelona and made a stop at a junction. While‚ waiting for the arrival of the train heading to Madrid
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but at the same time similar way of writing and expressing literature. Hills like White Elephants by Hemingway‚ A&P by Updike and Hell-Heaven by Lahiri were no exception. In this essay I will begin by showing the similarities and differences between Hills like White Elephants and A&P followed by Hell-Heaven and A&P and finally similarities and differences of Hell-heaven and Hills like White Elephant. Hills like White Elephants and A&P are very different from each other. Both of these stories are
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Hemingway has a stylistic craft that seems simple‚ but it has so much depth between the lines. The short story is about a couple that is at a train station bar that is anything but normal‚ something that could change their lives forever. In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ he conveys a story that seems about something small‚ but it has so much effect in it. Hemingway uses repetition to emphasize certain words‚ the use of extended metaphors to avoid the big idea‚ and symbolism to craft
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