In the modern short story‚ Eudora Welty clearly develops Phoenix Jackson as a main character who indirectly manipulates other people. Phoenix‚ as the speaker in "A Worn Path" holds the status of an old Negro woman who continues the everyday cycle of life. Although‚ in reality Phoenix is an average human being‚ who feels she must be rewarded for living. Phoenix believes that humanity owes her something for the troubles she encounters throughout her lifetime. When Phoenix says to the hunter‚ "that’s
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Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” describes the journey of Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix is an elderly black woman who shouldn’t be making such a treacherous journey. But what drives her you might ask? The reader doesn’t find out until the end of the story that she makes this journey every year‚ “as regular as clock work” (34)‚ to get medicine for her ailing grandson. Some might say that this story is about the love and endurance of a loving grandmother. But after being asked if her grandson is
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Analysis of a short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. Lit.1 Characters: Phoenix Jackson : Is the protagonist of the story. She is described in vivid colors‚ suggesting her lively nature: she wears a red rag in her hair and her skin is described as “yellow‚” “golden” and “copper.” Her age is indicated by the way she moves — slowly‚ in small steps‚ with the assistance of a cane — and by the wrinkles on her face‚ which form “a pattern all its own . . . as though a whole little
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however there is also a trap: “up through pines‚ now through oaks.” Pines and oaks both mean hardship of life‚ which means that life is same as the path that there are uphill and down hill. Her duty is indicated by a little boy‚ an illusion that she see while she mounts the log. It revels when she goes to a hospital that Phoenix must travel a dangerous path through the forest in order to get medicine for her dear grandson. She meets the dangerous trap consistently: “so she left that tree‚ and had to
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working all day like the way her mother spent her entire life. She wanted to be free‚ to go on adventures and maybe even one day‚ become a hero. Because of what people were influencing her to do‚ she started to lose her true self and eventually faced the path leading to the realities that the other women faced; being stuck at home‚ trapped by household responsibilities. This leads us right back to the theme: sexism. It is shown throughout the short story like how the narrator’s father did not want her
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interpretation you like. If it’s yours‚ then that’s the right one‚ because what’s in a book is not what an author thought he put into it‚ it’s what the reader gets out of it.” -William Golding. This novel can be viewed through a reader’s response lens because of all the different responses
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Miscommunication Lakeisha Young COM 200 Prof: Aisha Meeks September 13‚ 2011 I was asked have I ever had a miscommunication with someone close to me simply because I assumed that they understood me. In response to the question asked‚ I can say that I have had miscommunication with someone because I did not fully understand what was said. Miscommunication is a situation that I find happening a lot. There are many ways of miscommunication. “People commonly believe that they communicate better
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World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and
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The short story “The Worn Path” written by Eudora Welty is about an old Black woman’s trip into to the local town. The woman’s name is Phoenix and she is going to town to get medicine for her sick grandson. However‚ as she travels along the path Phoenix encounters several obstacles that show that along with her old age and deteriorating body her mind is slipping away from her as well. Phoenix is an elderly black woman who is charged with the task of taking the long trip through the woods and in
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Demonstrating empathy to alternative views is generally the best strategy (Ramage‚ Bean‚ & Johnson‚ 2012). This is an effective appeal to ethos‚ being credible and trustworthy. Mastering these three concepts in an argument essay should have anyone on the path to a successful
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