Eudora Welty

Phoenix Jackson was a very old and small Negro woman. She carried a thin cane made from an umbrella to find her way around. In the story, “A Worn Path”, Jackson’s grandson had gotten sick from swallowing lye. This made Jackson start her journey into town to fetch medicine for her grandson. Unfortunately, she had gotten stopped by a hunter and his dogs, who then pointed his gun at her and threatened to shoot her. Jackson eventually made it past the hunter and made it into town to get the medicine…

There are many challenges one is faced in life that requires great strength and courage to overcome how we get through it determines one’s character. In the midst of it all finding oneselves can be difficult because we are so focused on the difficulties. In the Novel “Wild From Lost to Found on The Pacific Trail” by Cheryl Strayed the book is about a young women named Cheryl Strayed who loses everything and decides to go on a long distance hike on the Pacific Crest Trail a gigantic trail which…

An Alternate View In his article, “Life and Death in Eudora Welty’s ‘A Worn Path,’” Roland Bartel pleads for readers to view “A Worn Path” as more than a story of the hardships an elderly African American woman faces. Bartel believes there is more to the story than what appears on the surface. He indulges the idea that Phoenix Jackson’s grandson is not sick, but dead, and that she makes the journey to keep her mind at ease. This view that Bartel possesses creates a whole other side to the…

The name Phoenix is significant because a phoenix is a mythical bird that is born out of fire and rises from the ash. Phoenix Jackson is an old black woman that began her life during a time of slavery and lived through the Surrender. She is extremely poor, but she is free. She has in a sense, been reborn from the ashes of the civil war and rebuilt her life. When she meets the hunter, a few things happen that are significant. He helps her out of the ditch and chases the dog away that made…

Secret Path - Journal 3 For the last song of the Secret Path, Here, Here and Here, indicates the number of victims and miseries in the dark past of residential schools. Allowedly, the word - here - repeats itself 26 times with distinct beginning; for instance, “I hurt here, here and here” symbolized that numerous children suffered in 80 discrete but homogeneous residential school. Likewise, the title - Secret Path - inspired me a lot. Confessedly, Secret Path represents the drainage to the…

It is a very beautiful thing we all have witnessed today. Two young people tieing the knot and committing to spending the rest of their lives together. It is a thing of inspiration. Just to think, one short day ago you two met on the lake and when he brought you to his cave to show you his oil paintings, you knew, that man with the love for Bailies is the one for you. A love that is as strong as yours shall never be broken. Howard, when you hooked into Old gregg, it really was the biggest catch…

concept of story elements of a story: character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme. As the teacher explained the concept of story elements, the students took notes. Lastly, the teacher then introduce the students the short story “The Worn Path” by Eudora Welty”. The students began reading the story using the popcorn method. As the…

The setting of the story is revolved around a wonder parlor where we are acquainted with Leota and Mrs. Fletcher. Leota is the beautician and Mrs. Fletcher is her client. In this scene, we discover that Mrs. Fletcher is pregnant and she is not extremely upbeat about it. She is extremely stunned that anybody has discovered. Leota let it be realized that it was Mrs. Pike who educated her about Mrs. Fletcher's circumstance. Mrs. Fletcher doesn't know who Mrs. Pike is nor has she been acquainted…

was so meaningful, but as he grew older he understood the values. On the other hand, in the essay, “One Writers Beginning” by Eudora Welty, she addresses how she fell in love with books. Like Rodriquez didn’t understand the value of reading, but loved to read books that he connected with. As my reading levels start to progress over the years I can relate to Rodriquez and Welty experiences because being in reading class was like I was forced to read and I have learned to love books and understand…

when she asked. Mrs. Flathau would also read a variety of books to us, so I continued to read a wider range of books. I wanted to be like her. She was someone who inspired me to be the person I am today. Eudora Welty’s One Writer’s Beginnings recalls precious memories of her childhood that…