Sometimes our life is like an obstacle course‚ consisting of obstacles in which we have to overcome. Eudora Welty ’s short story "A Worn Path" takes place on a "bright‚ frozen day" in December. The figure of an old Negro woman?Phoenix Jackson?emerges. She represents struggle‚ but most of all she represents determination. As she makes her way toward town in a path she seems to have taken many times before‚ she has to overcome many obstacles. Every move she makes seems to be a slow‚ gradual move towards
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Montaque 1 English 1102 Ms. Parks 18 February 2014 A Worn Path Eudora Welty’s short story "A Worn Path" takes place on an early December morning which deals with a very elderly and frail black woman‚ Phoenix; and the hardships inherent in her life. Phoenix Jackson is the main character‚ she is characterized as a strong poor elderly woman because of her appearance‚ personality and determination. For example‚ the narrator states‚ that Phoenix wore “a dark striped dress reaching down to her
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There have been many journeys in history‚ all have a specific motivation. Identifying these motivations is key when understanding the journey. I believe in The story “ a Worn Path by Eudora Welty” it shows that Phoenix’s motivation is her grandson. In the story‚ Phoenix encountered many obstacles. One example is when she saw the wild animals in her direction. She was not going to let those animals interfere with her journey‚ because she was motivated by her grandson to get his medicine. Phoenix
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In Eudora Welty ’s "A Worn Path" the conflict was not apparent at the very beginning. What was a poor‚ elderly sick woman doing gallivanting in the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towards the conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict was obtaining the necessary medicine for her grandson. When this conflict became obvious‚ another question came to mind. What kind of society did this woman live in that she had to go all the way from her home in
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There are several different interpretations of A Worn Path‚ by Eudora Welty. Some believe that it is a story about life and death or about strength. While others believe it is about the love that a grandmother has for her grandchild. Although I am not completely opposed to the opinions of others‚ it is clearly a story that demonstrates a theme of racial inequality and the struggles African Americans had to endure to obtain freedom. The path itself is a symbol that makes it apparent that this
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Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” is about an old African American women’s journey on a cold December early morning. The woman‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ is traveling to the city through the woods during Christmas time to get medicine for her grandson. Phoenix Jackson’s character goes through many obstacles in the story to reach her destination without giving up once. Phoenix Jackson fulfills her quest while exhibiting bravery and selflessness throughout the story. Phoenix Jackson proves to be courageous
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learned in Honors English II. I realized that every step taken is a step in the right direction‚ towards progression as a student and ultimately success. Along the journey it is important to keep my eyes on the prize‚ one concept the old woman in “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty taught me. Keeping her eyes on the prize‚ she is able to overcome obstacles with her goal in sight until she finally reached her destination. “She could not let her dress be torn now‚ so late in the day‚ and she could not pay for
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The content explored within William Shakespeare’s play King Lear is riveting at the very least‚ and retrospectively an inherent influence on most (if not‚ all) modern dramatic story-lines that I have minded. One needn’t even consider the time-period in which Shakespeare created the entanglement of moods and matters found within his characters to appreciate the clarity of each one’s personality‚ even in just reading the lines of his work as a story-book (though the consideration of such makes it all
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Nowadays‚ abortion seems to be an easy thing. Teenagers who got pregnant accidentally will have abortion as their first choice to end their problem. The thing inside their stomach already has a life‚ even if it has only been days. There are women who wanted to have kids but they cannot have; abortion is not the best solution for this problem‚ there are still couples who need them and will love them. After the hard and exhausting work‚ most of the time‚ people’s next destination is their
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By using a narrative voice that is separate from the characters participating in “A Worn Path” Eudora Welty characterizes Phoenix Jackson as being motivated by delusions and a declining mental state. The protagonist of the story Phoenix Jackson travels far for a reason the reader doesn’t get till near the end of the story‚ and Phoenix herself forgets why she is at her supposed destination‚ nevertheless she makes the long journey. It is the narrator’s characterization of Phoenix that allows the reader
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