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    stories that symbolize social justice are “Saboteur,” “A Worn Path,” and “The Lesson.” In the story “Saboteur” the antagonist is a police officer who treats the protagonist unjustly. The social justice issue being portrayed is inequality. In contrast, “A Worn Path” is a story of an elderly African-American woman who is on a quest. While on her quest, racism is illustrated as the social issue. Lastly, “The Lesson” is a story of two main characters who are being taught the value of a dollar.…

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    Eudora Welty's A Worn Path

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    always inspiring and influential to hear that someone preserved. The story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, is a fantastic example. An old woman named Phoenix Jackson makes her way along a treacherous path. She travels through this path with one goal in mind, that goal being to help her grandson get medicine for his sickness. This path was not easy for her and she came across many hardships. The theme of “A Worn Path” is regardless of the challenges a person is faced with perseverance and…

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    wild hogs out of my path. Don’t let none of those come running my direction. I got a long way.” (Welty, 2013, p.22). In Eudora Welty’s 1941 short fiction “A Worn Path,” the audience is introduced to an elderly woman called Old Phoenix. Phoenix faces a path that she has traveled many times to obtain some medicine for her grandson’s health. However, Phoenix comes across many obstacles and social forces that make her journey strenuous. Although, she always makes her way through the path to collect…

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    Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” tells the story of Phoenix fought many battles to show her love for her grandson. Phoenix was an elderly lady who was African American and was driven to complete her journey to get her grandson medicine. She sacrificed a lot during her journey to save her grandson because he was sick. Along her journey she encounters a hunter, scarecrow and a dog. The story “A Worn Path” emphasizes the determination and obstacles the grandmother overcame to save her grandson. Phoenix…

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    “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…

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    “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is a story that tells us about Phoenix, an elderly woman who undertakes an arduous journey to the city in search of her grandson's throat medicine. She is a determined and resilient woman who despite her age unwaveringly battles many obstacles to find her grandson's throat medicine. Symbolism is one of the most prominent stylistic devices that the author has skillfully used to explain certain phenomena in the story. Various symbols have been used in the text which…

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    An antihero is a character with flaws. they are troubled, insane and usually the protagonist of the story. Such as Phoenix Jackson in “a worn path” By:Eudora welty. Because she can 't remember that her son died like 2 years ago and once a month she goes to get medicine for him. Silas in “The Death of a Hired Man” By: Robert Frost. Has been an unfaithful worker and takes his old job back again. not to work but for a place to die in peace. Tom Shiftlet in “ The Life You Save May Be Your Own” By…

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    In 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…

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    Porter’s (pen name O. Henry) novel The Gift of the Magi, (1906), the young married couple, Jim and Della, the setting takes place during Christmas. The force that makes it difficult for the couple is having one dollar and eighty seven between the two of them and trying to find more money and of buying gifts for each other. The setting takes place during Christmas holiday. Jim and Della both admire what they possess already and want to enhance their worldly possessions (Jim’s gold watch and…

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    Thousand Steps The short story “A Worn Path” was written by Eudora Welty in 1941. The year, 1941, was an important year for Americans. In 1941, poverty ran wild and blacks were still being treated as if they were not human. In the story “A Worn Path”, the main character, Phoenix Jackson is an elderly African American woman who sets out on a mystery journey. On her journey she battles hallucinations, racism and judgement from the people she meets. “A Worn Path” is set in December of 1941. Phoenix…

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