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  • Eudora Welty Worn Path
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    On a frozen day in December, Eudora Welty, in her story A Worn Path, introduces us to an old black woman named Phoenix Jackson. She begins a long and arduous journey through the woods and over the hills on her way into town. She talks to herself and the animals along the way. She pauses to rest on a log and imagines a little boy handing her a slice of marble cake. She encounters other obstacles along the way before reaching the clinic where the attendant thinks, A charity case, I suppose. The jo...
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  • Eudora Welty Worn Path
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    In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path, " the problem of the story wasn't clear in the beginning of the story. Why was Phoenix Jackson, a sick old black lady in the forest by herself in the winter? The reason became clear going towards the end of the story; that she was out hunting for her grandson's medicine. Things were very bad for Phoenix because she had to walk from her countryside home to the city to get the medicine. Those weren't Phoenix's only problems; she was very old, she wasn't in good heal...
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  • Outlook On Life Black And White
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    In analyzing the story, The Worn Path, written by Eudora Welty, I have taken what was printed in black and white, and translated the meaning to the colorful outlook on life which was intended by the author. Finding the literal and true meaning of what an author expresses sometimes entails looking past what has simply been written. The author of this story has taken familiar situations and characters to which a reader can relate, in order to present a revelation on life, which is sometimes diffic...
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  • A Character Analysis Of Marian In Visit Charity
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    A Character Analysis of Marian in A Visit of Charity In the short story, A Visit of Charity, Eudora Welty illustrates the story of a fourteen-year-old girl named Marian, who is a Campfire Girl that is paying a visit to the Old Ladies Home in order to earn points as a Campfire Girl. Marian thought that this would be an easy task that would take just a little of her time and an insignificant amount of effort on her part. She even brought a potted plant for extra points. Marian thought that she was...
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  • Begins To Feel Worn Path
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    In the modern short story, Eudora Welty clearly develops Phoenix Jackson as a main character who indirectly manipulates other people. Phoenix, as the speaker in A Worn Path holds the status of an old Negro woman who continues the everyday cycle of life. Although, in reality Phoenix is an average human being, who feels she must be rewarded for living. Phoenix believes that humanity owes her something for the troubles she encounters throughout her lifetime. When Phoenix says to the hunter, thats a...
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  • Eudora Welty Short Stories
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    The settings of stories add dimension and meaning on top of the plot. As one of the most meaningful aspects of a story, the setting not only reveals the sight, sounds, colors, time and place, but it also leaves room to create the atmosphere in the readers imagination. The setting exposes the location, which often unveils the dialect or vernacular for that region where it takes place. Through dialect readers are able to get a true sense of the characters, which often reveals their educational and...
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  • Welty As A Feminist Optimist Daughter Life
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    Reading the optimist's daughter at first under whelmed me. I, at the very beginning, started to complain and say '' What a bore! a Boring story! Boring characters! Utterly devoid of any interesting or meaningful moments''. However, I changed my mind totally by finishing it as a whole. When I knew how Laurel went on her life, I realized how things go a whole lot deeper. I realized that Eudora Welty is really talking about how through one's own strength, he can preserve thru any challenges sent hi...
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  • Phoenix Jackson Hostile Environment
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    In A Worn Path by Eudora Welty an elderly African American woman named Phoenix Jackson picks a cold December day to make yet another perilous journey to a near by city to get medicine for her ailing grandson. On the way this old woman faces many obstacles, both natural and man-made. Phoenix draws upon her perseverance and willingness to sacrifice herself to help her throughout her journey, but it is the undying love for her grandson that truly guides and drives her to her final goal. She is desc...
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  • Campfire Girl Campfire Girls Marian
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    In the short story of 'A Visit of Charity' by Eudora Welty, a fourteen-year-old girl visits two women in a home for the elderly to bring them a plant and to earn points for Campfire Girls. Welty implies through this story that neither the society that supports the home nor the girl, Marian, knows the meaning of the word 'charity. ' Webster^aEURTMs New World College Dictionary defines 'charity' as 'the love of man for his fellow men: an act of good will or affection. ' But instead of love, good w...
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  • Clean Well Lighted Place Tells The Story
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    Literature All three stories, Araby written by James Joyce, A Worn Path by Eudora Welty and A Clean, Well-Lighted Place written by Ernest Hemingway, use age, money and race in the settings of stories to make connection between the past and present, childhood and manhood. This connection to a certain extent reflects the Depression Era to the reader. Araby tells the story of an unnamed boy who is on his path to become an adult. This is a story of maturity, a lesson in adolescence, a connection bet...
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  • Abner Snopes Eudora Welty
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    Comparison and Contrast of Phoenix Jackson in A Worn Path by Eudora Welty and Abner Snopes in Barn Burning by William Faulkner Phoenix Jackson is Eudora Welty's main character in the story A Worn Path. She is an old grandmother who attempts to go on a journey in order to save her grandchild's life. As she undertakes this journey, we are able to take a glimpse of her characteristics such as her tenacity, bravery, steadfastness despite her senility. She trudges on despite the hindrances because de...
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  • Worn Path By Eudora Welty
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    Worn Path by Eudora Welty Eudora Welty's story Worn Path is a good example of author being able to introduce readers to a very wide emotional spectrum, despite the fact that this story is very short. This is done thorough excessive use of symbolism, as writing method. The plot of Worn Path is quite simple. Old woman Phoenix Jackson walks a long way to the town through the woods and cornfield to get her grandson a medicine. She experiences different emotions, while walking. The nature here plays ...
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  • State Of Poverty Visually Impaired
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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 h...
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  • Part Of His Life Darkness And Light
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    Death Of A Traveling Salesman In the short story, Death Of A Traveling Salesman, R. J. Bowman is a successful salesman with the intention to get home after being sick and in the hospital. He faces many obstacles along the way. Even though R. J. Bowman knows that there is something missing in his life he has no desire to try and bring it into his life. He realizes he is only a salesman and that is all he will ever be. There are symbols in the story that show a shadow over Bowman s life. Darkness ...
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  • State Of Poverty Eudora Welty
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    English Conflict in Eudora Welty's A Worn Path 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 sh...
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  • Point Of View Shows The Reader
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    A Worn Path is a story of an old womans enduring courage, and strength, despite scores of obstacles. It begins on a bright frozen day in the early morning. Phoenix Jackson is making a strenuous journey across a wintry countryside to acquire medicine for her grandson who is chronically ill. She was very old and small and / she carried a thin small cane made from an umbrella. This clearly shows the reader that she is not suited for this arduous excursion. However, she has made the same trip a coun...
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  • Circle Of Life Eudora Welty
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    Eudora Welty? s? A Worn Path? is a story that emphasizes the natural symbolism of the surroundings. The main character in the story, Phoenix Jackson, is an old black woman who seeks out to find medicine for her sick nephew. This story contains a motif, which is the continuous walking of Phoenix Jackson throughout her journey. She lives in the pinewoods and faces the challenging experience of walking through the snowy, frozen earth to get to the hospital in the city of Natchez. Phoenix Jackson is...
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  • Welty Phoenix Jackson
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    Phoenix Rises From the Ashes When asked by a white hunter? Doesn? t the gun scare you? ? while having it pointed at her, Phoenix Jackson, of Eudora Welty? s? A Worn Path? , replies? No, sir. I seen plenty go off closer by, in my day, and for less than what I done, ? This is an example of how the protagonist deals with another of her travails. Phoenix? s conflicts only hone the thrust of Welty? s tale of triumph over adversity. The irrelevancy of these tortures to this person? s purpose is made a...
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  • Eudora Welty Path Quot
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    Novelist Eudora Welty is often studied and adored by many readers; her much deserved recognition comes from her brilliant, deeply compassionate, and lively stories and novels (Ford 36). Like many of her stories, Eudora Welty's " A Worn Path" is set in Mississippi. In " A Worn Path, " Welty focuses on an old womans journey to Natchez and on the many obstacles that she encounters along the way. Phoenix is going to town to get medication for her beloved grandson. But he trip is ...
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  • Eudora Welty Welty
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    The journey that takes place in Eudora Welty? s, ? A Worn Path? truly is a special symbol. The journey is a symbol of the hard fought freedom African Americans have won. Old Phoenix, the main character, symbolizes the Africans that had been looked down upon, that fought for their rights. Old Phoenix? s grandson symbolizes the future. The medicine, Old Phoenix? journeys? out to get for her grandson symbolizes the faith of the African Americans who had fought racism. The faith is the key to her gr...
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