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Through the course of the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson had several moments or opportunities along her way to abandon her mission. Phoenix’s first moment or opportunity was when her skirt was entangled with a thorn bush and she could not let her dress get torn. According to the quote of Welty (1940), " Her eyes opened, their widest, and she started down gently. But before she got to the bottom of the hill a bush caught her dress. Her fingers were busy and intent,…

“A Worn Path” is a fictional short story written by Eudora Welty during the early twentieth century and it likely occurs during this time period. This story takes place geographically in the South. “A Worn Path” is not simply a story about an old woman making a difficult journey for medicine to help her grandson, it’s about taking pride in yourself and having purpose in your life. This story shows that with pride and purpose many seemingly difficult obstacles can be overcome. It’s through this…

“The more you read, the more things you know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.”-Dr. Seuss. Eudora Welty, an author that lived from 1909-2001, was raised in a closely-knit family that resided in West Virginia. The passage is about Welty’s unique love and passion for reading; however, the librarian, Mrs. Calloway serves as an obstacle to Welty. Welty desperately attempts to quench her thirst for books. Welty possesses an insatiable love for reading and books that is…

Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” tells the story of Phoenix Jackson, an elderly African Woman leaving in the south who takes on a journey into town in order to get medicine for her grandson. To many, the story of Phoenix’s journey seems to be a short, simple story with no exciting action taking place, and although that is true, the story itself exhibit the struggle faced by many African American back in the early 20th century and even today in the 21st century, the struggle of racism. Racism is not…

Eudora Welty uses her main character, Phoenix Jackson, to symbolize and represent the hardships that African Americans, women and others faced during the early and mid-1900’s in her short story “A Worn Path”, and also shows that hard work and perseverance can help achieve any goal one has in mind. Phoenix is a very strong character that embodies the true meaning of perseverance and never giving up. Throughout the story, she faces obstacles living and non-existent. Along her journey, she faces…

Brandon Leininger Mr. Thym English 1020 17 September 2015 The heroism of Phoenix Jackson A Worn Path, written by Eudora Welter, is a short novel that captures the heart of heroism. Taking place in the mid-nineteen hundreds, the story is about a poor, elderly African American women, Phoenix Jackson, from southwestern Mississippi. While traveling a long, treacherous journey, Phoenix Jackson’s goal is to obtain medicine for her ailing grandson from the city clinic. During her…

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…

“Family means, no one gets left behind or forgotten” (Stiers). “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is one of the short stories whose theme is familial love. The story is about an old and small African-American woman named Phoenix Jackson from the Old Natchez Trace, who was occasionally on a journey to town to pick up a specific medicine for her grandson who has swallowed lye. During her trip, she encounters various obstacles that would hinder her from her goal. In the end, she succeeds and brings home…

interested in. In the essay, “The Lonely Good Company of Books” by Richard Rodriquez, he explains how he did not know why reading 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…

anew…” – Kahit Minsan. The story of Phoenix Jackson depicts the long and strenuous journey of an old woman fighting to bring medicine to her sick grandson. In the story, Eudora Welty uses symbolism, color, and theme in “A Worn Path” to show the allegory of the “Flight of the Phoenix”, in the life of Phoenix Jackson. First, Eudora Welty uses symbolism to relate Phoenix Jackson to the mythological tale of the “Flight of the Phoenix”. In the story, Welty says “She walked slowly in the dark pine…