A Worn Path By Eudora Welty: Like A Bird
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Ashley Tolbert
Mrs. Bassett
English 1101 2:00
November 20, 2009
Like A Bird In the story “A Worn Path”, Eudora Welty compares the character of Phoenix Jackson to the phoenix, a mythological bird. The phoenix is a bird that lives for five hundred years, bursts into fire at death, and then is reborn from the ashes. Certain references, images, and events in the story show how Phoenix Jackson is related to the phoenix. There are several instances in the story that prove she is like a bird. Phoenix Jackson is making a long trip to town. Welty mentions that Phoenix walks as if she might fall over. It seems as if she waddles like a bird. The trip she is making can be compared to a bird flying south for the winter. Welty also mentions
Ashley Tolbert
Mrs. Bassett
English 1101 2:00
November 20, 2009
Like A Bird In the story “A Worn Path”, Eudora Welty compares the character of Phoenix Jackson to the phoenix, a mythological bird. The phoenix is a bird that lives for five hundred years, bursts into fire at death, and then is reborn from the ashes. Certain references, images, and events in the story show how Phoenix Jackson is related to the phoenix. There are several instances in the story that prove she is like a bird. Phoenix Jackson is making a long trip to town. Welty mentions that Phoenix walks as if she might fall over. It seems as if she waddles like a bird. The trip she is making can be compared to a bird flying south for the winter. Welty also mentions