weight and pain of life: That word is love.” This statement is the underlying factor that motivates the main character in Eudora Welty’s short story‚ “A Worn Path.” The story portrays an elderly woman’s journey to the city during a frozen day in December to obtain medicine for her grandson’s chronically sore throat. Welty uses strong symbolism throughout the story to depict just how influential love can be. From the beginning‚ Welty reiterates the fact that Phoenix‚ the elderly grandmother
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In the Worn Path‚ by Eudora Welty‚ the placement consorts with the time to create an environment which hinders Phoenix’s progress but reinstates dedication and persistence into her journey. During the establishment of the setting‚ the first description is‚ “It was December—a bright frozen day in the early morning” (Welty 1340). As established later on‚ the story takes place in the southern United States‚ which negates the initial portrayal of a “frozen day”. Due to physical setting‚ “frozen”
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Reflection on “The Road Not Taken” Literature requires us to go on a journey with the writer‚ to enter the world that they have so carefully created for you to explore. Our text defines imagination as “the human power that shapes artistic expression; it enables a writer’s work to become an expression of meaning in our world‚ and allows readers to engage in identifying with what the writer’s work has to say about things that matter.”(Clugston‚ 2010). Imagination is the number one thing
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The Road Not Taken Analysis The poem “The Road Not Taken” written by Robert Frost represents the decisions that people make every day and the effect that these choices have on one’s life. The poem is a perfect example of ambiguity which is why the poem is interpreted in so many different ways. The main discrepancies between interpretations of this poem usually include the tone of the poem. Most interpretations are based on whether or not the poem is optimistic or pessimistic. The poem is made
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Malerie Martin ENGL-2103-M03/ Literary Interpretation Dr. Robertson 3 November 2016 Continue On: A Hopeful Journey Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “Life’s a journey‚ not a destination.” In the story “A Worn Path”‚ Phoenix‚ an elderly black woman takes it upon herself to challenge her inner strength to a long‚ interesting journey to town. In life we know that every individual is different and the way we chose to handle certain situations in our life is different as well. There are two kinds of
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“A Journey for an Undying Love” Love is a strong force in the Christian faith. Such a love can lead a person to show the undying love for someone by overcoming any obstacle presented in front of them. This love will guide a person to go above and beyond to prove that anything will be done for the one that person loves. Love as a Christian theme in Welty’s “A Worn Path”‚ is shown through the love a grandmother has for her grandson. God has shown in the Christian faith his undying
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The Road Not Taken Analysis ’ ’The Road Not Taken ’ ’ is a poem written by Robert Frost. This poem is a great candidate to be one of the world ’s best and this analysis will unveil why it is so. The poetic devices used in the poem bring forth its deeper meaning which ultimately resonates with the reader ’s emotions. However not only this poem is great because of the literary experience it gives but it is also beautiful on a simple structural level. First lets look at the structural aspect
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The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5 Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim‚ Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same‚ 10 And both that morning equally lay
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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 to get medicine
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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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