Phoenix Jackson In Eudora Welty's A Worn Path

Phoenix Jackson emerges in "A Worn Path" as a character who endures; she is the symbol of perseverance, stamina, and life in the face of hardship and death. You can note that her sheer fortitude in making the long journey on foot and alone points to these qualities. She shows stamina because she continues on her journey regardless of the continuous obstacles that tend to be in her path every time she makes the journey. Phoenix Jackson’s determination led her to keep striving on her journey, which was to get her grandsons medicine. Phoenix Jackson was a figure of old age who had flashbacks that reminded her of how people used to be of assistance to her. When Jackson fell in the ditch, she dreamed someone reaching down to help pull her out,