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    Caitlin Turvin ENG101-22 November 6‚ 2014 RD Analysis Essay Paths and Hurdles Henry Ford once said‚ “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” In Eudora Welty ’s short story "A Worn Path‚” a figure of an old African-American woman‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ emerges. As she makes her way toward town in a path she seems to have taken many times before‚ she has to overcome many obstacles. She represents struggle‚ but most of all she represents determination. Every move

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    the course of this paper‚ I intend to analyze and compare the symbolism in two masterpieces namely Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” and Robert Frost’s “A Road Not Taken”. The reason for selecting these two works of art is because they demonstrate the depth and a variety of literary elements including Style‚ Form and Content which would form the centerpiece of my analysis. A Worn Path‚ one of Eudora Welty’s masterpieces is a story of resilience‚ will and determination. The story ponders on the importance

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    journey as I tell of two short stories‚ “A Worn Path” and “I Used to Live Here Once”. One story will keep you in suspense wondering about this little old ladies purpose of walking a dark path‚ while the other story seems to be taking the character back in time to find she is only having an after death experience. As you read of the two stories‚ you will find they are similar in the fact that both have a symbolism of death. The short story “A Worn Path” surrounds the character Phoenix Jackson.

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    be letting you know things and people that she encountered throughout this path that she has taken and what is the meaning for this. I will also be looking into her past since this story is told by another person and not the main character we will see what the narrators has to give us about his person and they live. Since the main short story that I have focused on was throughout this week with my discussion is A Worn Path I thought I might as well finish off with it in my assignment. The theme of

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    Name: Date: 4/16/2015 Graded Assignment Unit Test: Modern Fiction and Nonfiction Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You must complete it by the due date to receive full credit on this test. (15 points) 1. Do you think that attending the concert in "A Wagner Matinee" is a positive experience for Aunt Georgiana? Why or why not? Be sure to include specific details from the story in your response. Answer: Yes. The defining aspect of Georgiana’s personality‚ however‚ is never in

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    We are all called to an adventure in a time of our lives. This adventure could be a long dreading journey across fields and forests‚ or as in the short story A WORN PATH this adventure could be for medicine. In the short story‚ the author describes the call to adventure Mrs. Mallard has when she must acquire the medicine needed for her grandson. The call to adventure may entice us to begin it; we must be able to withstand the road of trails that can stand in our way. The call to adventure in

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    journey-life. There is never a straight path that leads a person in one direction but many. You may chose to take the same path as others but you can make a path to go your own way in life. This poem leaves me to break it up into 3 parts; 1 choices are difficult to make‚ 2 you should evaluate choices‚ and 3 follow your own dreams. All choices are different. No madder if you think the choice will not affect you it will‚ at one point or another. If you take a worn path you may end up as a non-rembered

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    Jonas Kyle Eng 205 Midterm Exam 1. In the story‚ "Car Crash While Hitchhiking" the protagonist is characterized as an outsider. Reason being‚ is because he is he’s evidently a drug addict who wakes up in the middle of nowhere. It even mentioned in the story that he had been to DETOX.He’s abandoned by the fellows whom he did drugs with. Clearly he did not fit in with most social groups‚ and he had a hard time being accepted. Due to him being an outsider‚ I believe that there was some type

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    Cited: Roethke‚ Theodore. “My Papa’s Waltz.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandall. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2007. 647. Welty‚ Eudora. “A Worn Path.” Portable Literature: Reading‚ Reacting‚ Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandall. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2007. 360 - 66.

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    (Frost) In Memoriam (Tennyson) Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Dickinson) Nature Wild Geese (Oliver) Dover Beach (Arnold) The Oak (Tennyson) The Road Not Taken (Frost) Symbolism of the Journey The Road Not Taken (Frost) A Worn Path (Welty) I Used to Live Here Once

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