Phoenix Jackson in A Worn Path

“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty demonstrates a clear understanding of the three critical lenses. The first of three critical lenses is Marxist which is a lens that helps us influence the characters, plot, setting, reader/viewer, author, time period, and any other aspect of an exhibit. The second lens is the Feminist lens which is an ideology that “opposes the political, economical, and cultural relegation of women to positions of inferiority.” Finally, the Archetypal lens which is character types…

Seeds of an Allegory; A Cane, a Hunter, and a Worn Path Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” is written about an old black woman named Phoenix Jackson who travels a long worn path to town where she can get medicine for her ill grandson. Many components of the story demonstrate a deeper meaning of the story. The symbols in the story could have been anywhere from Phoenix’s name to the ground she walked on, but some were more important to the underlying meaning of the allegory. Through the symbolic…

A Worn Path In Eudora Welty's “A Worn Path,” an elderly African American woman named Phoenix Jackson sets out on a familiar journey to retrieve medicine for her sick grandson. Set in Natchez, Mississippi, she undertakes many obstacles along her routine path. The story was written in the 1940's, right after World War II and the historical plot includes racial prejudice, lack of education for the poor, and lack of transportation. In “A Worn Path,” racial prejudice in the 1940's was rampant and…

A Worn Path Eudora Welty, the author of “A Worn Path,” implements ways to put her past life and experiences into her stories. Eudora Welty was born in the great Jackson, Mississippi on April 13, 1909, and died July 22, 2001. She attended Mississippi State College for Women, University of Wisconsin, and Columbia University School of Business. Similarly, her excellent writing skills and past life in Mississippi become apparent in her short story "A Worn Path." For example, the story takes place…

A worn path by Eudora Welty Phoenix Jackson and the phoenix bird of mythology are very similar they both overcome obstacles and keep going no matter what and they both go on a journey. Phoenix jackson and the mythological bird both overcome obstacles. Phoenix jackson overcome obstacles throughout the story when she walking the path she is an older women and it is during the winter and it's cold so her bones are weak and it takes alittle longer for her to do things. She also has something like…

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…

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 perilous journey, Phoenix overcomes struggles and…

Perceived by Society Throughout reading A Worn Path, I realized that the most important part of this story was not one particular line but rather an unwavering theme. Mrs. Jackson had almost nothing to her name and yet when to great lengths, especially considering her age, to try and get medicine for her grandson and yet, she is still criticized by the society in which she lives. As stated in the text, they are the only two left in their families. As she made her long journey to the town, not…

is made clear in the story, “A Worn Path” that Phoenix Jackson has made journeys over and over again, particularly the journey to town. The mythological Phoenix is famous…

the short story, “A Worn Path”, the author Eudora Welty made the main character Phoenix Jackson a symbol of the mythical phoenix bird. They are alike because they both live for a long time; they both symbolize a rebirth; they both go on a journey in order for their “rebirth.” Each and every similarity shows that they are connected in some way, shape, or form. The author purposely made many similarities between the two because Phoenix Jackson is an allusion to the mythical Phoenix bird. Though…