motivates or challenges the protagonist to do something. The subordinate characters from “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path” help the reader understand how the protagonist feels and believes. Both stories are similar since the subordinate characters help express the protagonist’s thoughts‚ mindsets‚ and characteristics. Within “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path‚” the author is able to express the protagonist’s thoughts. Connell uses subordinate character Zaroff‚ a general‚ who meets
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For the Love of Family Love‚ commitment‚ and sacrifice kept my family together. Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” reminded me of this as I read how her sincere selfless devotion and perseverance overcame all obstacles she came across. Just as Phoenix Jackson in the “Worn Path” sacrificed her time‚ health and even a precious acquired nickel (243) for the love and care of her grandson‚ my Aunt Mae Nell and Uncle Chuck sacrificed their home‚ lifestyle and finances to become the full time guardians of
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In the poem The Road not Taken‚ Robert Frost addresses the conflict of life choices. A traveler finds himself with a choice in life‚ which he appears hesitant to make because there is no clear direction. He fears that he will make the wrong decision and realizes that he will never have the opportunity to begin again. This decision will be final and will change the path of his life forever. . At this point I would like to address the choice of gender. I will refer to the traveler as him throughout
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Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” In the first stanza‚ Frost is telling of how he sees two roads‚ but he cannot possibly take both. The first road he looks at can only be seen as far as a near curve with undergrowth. The second road he sees has a grassy path and “want[s] wear.” In the third stanza Frost debates which path to take and decides to leave the first road for another day‚ if he decides to ever come back. The fourth and final stanza of the poem tells how Frost is telling the tale with
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“the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.” Will-power is‚ “the strength or will to carry out one’s decisions‚ wishes‚ or plans.” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty‚ the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey‚ but she did not let them stop her from reaching the goal she had at the time. In the story‚ Phoenix is a very old woman who needed to go to town
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Worn path essay In the short story “A worn path” written by Eudora Welty one interesting character is Phoenix.She is loving‚daring and decisive.One technique used in the short story to show the reader why Phoenix is an important character is the third person narrative point of view.This short story is about the determination of a grandmother and how much she had sacrificed for the wellbeing of her grandchild.She has toface different kinds of terrain (hills‚forests‚fields) along with her already
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screams-silently through her gently placed words in story‚ “A Worn Path”. The inspiring and encouraging phrases spoken to someone‚ “never give up”‚ “keep fighting”‚ “never back down”‚ are the unspoken feeling through the characters perseverance‚ determination‚ and love. The tone in the story is displayed through life of a black‚ negro-woman‚ who faces daily obstacles‚ during a time when black Americans were treated unjustly and unfairly. The traveled path she is traveling parallels the obstacles that African
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The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is about the choices in life that affect where we will end up in the future. This is conveyed through the speakers dilemma of choosing a path in a diverged road. It talks of the speaker standing in the woods‚ considering which path to take as the road they are travelling on forks into two. One road has been trodden many times before‚ and the other is less travelled and more over-grown. The speaker chooses the less travelled road and says to themselves that they will
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understanding of the poem they are reading. Robert Frost’s‚ “The Road Not Taken” is a perfect example of this. The poem is about a man who is in the woods and he arrives at a fork in the road. However‚ this fork in the road is a very important choice and he takes his time to make his choice. In this piece of poetry Frost implements many examples of literary devices. However‚ he uses three that really help readers understand this poem. In “The Road Not Taken” Frost uses metaphor‚ tone‚ and imagery to an extent
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neutrality. It is through these decisions that individuality is showcased by proving that it is the choices made that reflect one`s character‚ rather than the given abilities. The poem‚ "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost tells a story of a man who reaches a fork in the road and must choose which path to take‚ each path different from the other. In this poem‚ Robert Frost emphasizes that every choice made‚ no matter how insignificant it may seem‚ will have an impact one`s
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