Order of the Phoenix

story “A worn path”, an old women goes through many obstacles as she is on the pathway to acquiring what she sought after. In order to better convey the hero’s journey in the story A Worn Path, Eudora Welty uses characterization, symbolism, and conflict. In the story characterization is used to describe the main character Phoenix Jackson. Every story must have its hero and Phoenix Jackson is the “hero” in this journey. In the story she is described as an old Negro woman. The story says “She was…

facing discrimination. Welty tells the story of Phoenix, an old African American woman, who walks through the wilderness more often than not in order to obtain medicine for her sick grandson. The journey in to the town would not be very difficult to the average person. However, because Phoenix is so old and frail the trip is very difficult for her; she must overcome many obstacles to reach her destination. Perseverance and determination allow Phoenix to accomplish her goal of getting the…

States government realized it was necessary to bring down the leaders of the NLF in order to have a better chance at ending the war. This investigation will examine the CIA’s Phoenix Program’s effectiveness in combating the VC by looking at: its effect on the people of America and their support for the war, how it impacted the people of SV, and its final impact on combating the NLF’s power in Southern Vietnam. In order to examine these…

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 famous short story; a more interesting, psychological side that is commonly overlooked. Bartel states that the symbolism in Phoenix Jackson’s name, a mythological bird rising from the ashes, causes the reader to overlook the deep, psychological side to…

Christians. In the story, “[Phoenix] is described as being elderly and near the end of her life.” (echeat 1). The theme is Welty’s story is self sacrifice. Just like Christ himself, she makes a long and hard journey and sacrifices herself for her grandson’s health. Welty was also very clever when she named Phoenix Jackson. The bird phoenix is an Egyptian bird that “is characterized as being a protector. The phoenix is a bright red and gold bird. Welty describes Phoenix Jackson as having…

the mythical phoenix bird is often described with resurrection, victory over adversity, and that which rises out of the ashes to be born again (Welty 467). In Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path, Phoenix Jackson is a force to be reckoned with and carries such dire determination to succeed. Phoenix is on a long, exhausting journey to town to retrieve some medicine for her ailing grandson, however along the way she is faced with obstacles that try to prevent her from reaching her goal. Phoenix is a old,…

Eudora Welty crafts a short story centered on an old, African American woman, Phoenix, journeying to a destination far from her home. Phoenix embodies all the essential qualities of a successful journeyer, such as perseverance, endurance, craftiness, and courage. Through her journey, Phoenix is tested many times, and she always answers with resilience and confidence. Phoenix is a character that crosses instances of death many times, but instead of being afraid, she welcomes the challenges. It is…

the story. In the short story, A Worn Path, by Eudora Welty, the author uses a wide variety of tones to depict the story of an old Negro lady who makes many trips to Natchez, Mississippi in order to attain her grandson’s medicine. One of the story’s tones is humorous and it is greatly appreciated when Phoenix…

recycling efforts, I founded out that Arizona does not recycle at all. In Phoenix, people just discarded glass in the dumpsters, and they have to go out of their way to recycle cans, which most people choose not to. Moving to Phoenix, from a city such as Washington, DC, which is it almost expected that you recycle, I found it very frustrated and hurtful to throw away things that can be used into something else. The City of Phoenix provides a couple of recycling drop centers, where you can save…

for the presidency in 1968 and 1972 on a conservative populist ticket.” (Stanley 3/12/16). Stanley use the logic that since Donald Trump is similar to George C Wallace and George C Wallace was not a fascist therefore Trump is not a fascist. The Red Phoenix uses logos by stating the historical attributes of fascism are similar to Donald Trump’s candidacy a illustrated with this quote, “The Trump campaign represents a proto-fascist movement rapidly developing in the direction of full-blown…