The Choice that I have to Live With Is this the right road to take? Each road we take is a personal decision‚ a decision we will have to live with for the rest of our lives. There are many choices in life that have to be made on a personal basis‚ there is only one person that can make those choices‚ and that person is the one who has to look at themselves in the mirror daily. “If you don’t make each decision carefully‚ you never know where you’ll end up. That’s an important lesson we should learn
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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 act of 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
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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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Poetry Essay “The Road Not Taken” - by Robert Frost Thesis “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a poem that symbolizes literal and metaphorical forks in the road‚ to which decisions that are made can have a drastic impact on an individuals life. Outline I. Introduction A. Robert Frost‚ “The Road Not Taken” B. Theme II. Title A. Setting 1. Literal 2. Symbolic III. Symbolism A. Decision Making 1. Timing 2. Solitude IV. Mood A. Narrator B. Start C. Final Stanza V. Meter & Rhythm A. Quintains
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one form of symbolism in Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” In this short story‚ Phoenix is an old African American grandmother. She embarks on an obstacle filled journey into Natchez to acquire medicine for her ill grandson. I will also be showing you two other literary terms in the story‚ which are plot and character. When Welty utilizes symbolism‚ plot and character; I will show you why love is the theme for “A Worn Path.” In Welty’s “A Worn Path‚” Phoenix Jackson is the main character. Phoenix
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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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Worn path essay In the short story “A worn path” written by Eudora Welty one interesting character is Phoenix.She is loving‚daring and decisive.One technique used in the short story to show the reader why Phoenix is an important character is the third person narrative point of view.This short story is about the determination of a grandmother and how much she had sacrificed for the wellbeing of her grandchild.She has toface different kinds of terrain (hills‚forests‚fields) along with her already
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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 love for his people by sacrificing his only son. In “A Worn Path”‚ Phoenix also shows the same undying love for her grandson by overcoming many obstacles of trials and life. Welty brings the undying love to life by determination
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