Analysis Of The Movie ' Phoenix Jackson '

Although the destination and purpose for her journey is not revealed until later in the story, I was compelled to continue reading in order to find out why this elderly African American woman, who is almost blind, seemed so determined to make her way to her final destination. Phoenix encounters many obstacles that would have possibly deterred persons younger than herself. For instance, she is making this journey during the dead of winter. That in and of itself would be a menacing and tiring feat for anyone, but especially for someone of her age; it appears she traveled up a hill and then down the other side making her way. Secondly, crossing the creek on the log could have also been challenging for her. She, this elderly lady, walking with a cane that is actually an umbrella, with bad eye-sight, is crossing over the creek by way of a log laid across the creek and she makes it safely across with her eyes closed. As she continues, she has to maneuver through a barbed-wire fence and has to get down on her old hands and knees and crawl around on the ground to get past this obstacle (Kirszner and Mandell, 2012). This is no small undertaking and yet Phoenix treks onward. Being frightened by a stray dog, Phoenix finds herself lying flat on her back unable to get up without assistance. Luckily for her, a hunter, a young white man, comes along and helps her up. This too,

Phoenix realizes that she must keep on going so as she keeps going she passes through various of places which are all dead which kind of makes her fell like if it was meant to be there for her. So that helped her keep going she remembers that there is a gum tree near by which water flows from it so as she reaches the gum tree she drinks from it and remembers all the times she would go through there. She continues her journey and is approached by a dog that knocks her over into a ditch she asks fell help but there is no one around until a white hunter shows up and helps her out. He asks her what is an old lady like her doing out there in the woods and as if he feels he is more superiorto her, he points the gun he has at her and she doesn’t say anything. He asks her aren’t u afraid grandma but she say no that she has had that happen to her plenty of times and she won’t be afraid he drops a nickel on the ground but he doesn’t realize it. Phoenix rallies his dog up and another dog comes and the hunter’s dog and that other dog start to fight and she quickly picks up the nickel and puts it away hiding it from the hunter. The hunter comes back and tells her if he had money he would give it to her but he doesn’t. the hunter lied to her and then he goes about his own way she finally reaches Natchez and as

Phoenix lived in a society where racism was still running strong. Yet she faced and dealt with that every day of her life. As an African-American slave, she would have toil in the fields, wondering if she would still be alive by the time the sun was setting. Phoenix is visible shaken with a run a scarecrow she believed to be a ghost. She says to image, "'Ghost,' she said sharply, 'who be you the ghost of? For I have heard of nary death close by” (Welty 24).Slave mothers would often show that same fear as they watched the shadows return from the field; wondering if their loved ones were still alive or was going to come home unharmed. Phoenix faced those same fears as a mother and grandmother. If Phoenix was caught in the

The story I chose from this unit is a worn path. The grandmother, Phoenix Jackson has so much love and devotion to her grandson that she is willing to frequently walk all the way through town for him, so much so that she has worn a path. She is making a sacrifice doing this, considering she’s old it could end up being too much for her old body or perhaps by just the risky path(through bad parts?). You pity, yet feel compassion for her because she does do all this so often for him but he never seems to quite needing the medicine. By a couple remarks you can tell she is a proud woman and has a lot of honor and

Great descriptions are used to illustrate Phoenix Jackson. In the beginning, Welty states that Phoenix has her head tied in a red rag with a dark striped dress reaching down to her shoe tops and an equally long apron (274). Kevin Moberly notes in his article, “Toward the North Star: Eudora Welty 's ‘A Worn Path’ and the Slave Narrative Tradition” how a critic points out that Phoenix seems to be “wearing the traditional garb of slavery” (113). This assumption would make sense if Phoenix were a “house slave” who worked in her owner’s home cooking the meals for him and his family. Furthermore, the story mentions that Phoenix is an old woman, but it does not give a precise age, so the reader, characters, and even Phoenix herself do not know how old she is. For instance, when the hunter is introduced he asks, "How old are you, Granny?" “There is no telling mister,” she said, “no telling" (278). This

At the beginning of the story, Phoenix is described as “Her eyes were blue with age. Her skin has a pattern all of its own numberless branching wrinkles…” (1). This description helps to verify that Phoenix is very old and this will be a difficult trip for a woman of her age. Therefore it is with sheer determination that Phoenix faces another challenge--having to cross a creek by walking over a log. This activity is a difficult

This is a simple story about a difficult journey; the story is set in the rural South during the time period at the end of the Civil War, which was an early road that ran from Natchez, Mississippi known as the Old Natchez Trace. The main character, Phoenix Jackson, is an elderly black woman who lives in the country back off the Old Natchez Trace. She is walking to town along the path that she always takes. She travels to Natchez Trace twice a year, and on this particular cold December day, along the way, she encounters various obstacles: thorny bushes, a creek, a barbed-wire fence, a swamp, but these do not stop her from completing her mission. She encounters a dog and waves her cane to drive away a dog, loses her balance, and

Phoenix Jackson faces numerous obstacles from dense forest and wild animals, to a barbed wire fence and a big black dog. Through every barrier she makes a way to continue her journey she continues to rise. The Phoenix is known to rise from the ashes of its predecessors. Like her ancestors, before she took this same trip for freedom, Phoenix takes the path for her grandson whom she truly loves and will make this trip for his medications whenever it is needed. Phoenix’s rising out of the over-determination of this culture, as her name implies, is what the reader comes to appreciate (Dilgen, 2014).

One of the finest forms of writing is the use of symbolism. This representation allows readers to signify an object, person, situation or word with a feeling or idea. Symbolism is an illustration of speech that is used when an author wants to form a certain mood or emotion. Readers find stories easier to associate with when there is a symbol in which is relatable and a multiple uses of conflict for attention grabbers. An example of symbolic imagery could be a bald eagle that represents freedom to the United States. In literature, an author utilizes figures of speech, like metaphors and allegory to explain the symbols being used.

In the story by Eudora Welty, “The Worn Path” Phoenix Jackson is a complex character who defies a stereotype in a symbolic way. Welty's story describe Phoenix as the o;d lady who had to travel miles a day in order to prove to the other characters that her grandson was not dead. Having to prove that her grandson was not dead Phoenix had three traits of characteristics. She was loving, determined, and persistent. These traits help her to overcome being stereotyped and ultimately her overcoming these stereotype made her symbolic in the journey, her name, and the time frame in which the event happen.

Phoenix Jackson (An Analysis of Rising from the Ashes) “A Worn Path” is a story about an old woman of color, a woman who is already held socially lower than almost anyone else. Partly because she is a woman, partly because she is colored, and lastly because she is very old. She is consequently a minority, and ironically named Phoenix. This begs the question, is Welty trying to connect Phoenix Jackson with the mythical bird of legend, the phoenix?

Phoenix Forgotten is a fictional documentary based on the real life UFO phenomenon known as the ‘Phoenix Lights’. Back in March 1997, a series of lights were seen by thousands of people in Arizona and Nevada as the events were captured on video that can be found on Youtube today. The accident which many described as a giant boomerang-shaped aircraft silently moving across the skies before disappearing. Despite this incident initially being downplayed by government officials, the reality is that Phoenix Light is one of the most infamous sightings of UFOs that to this very day as not been explained or debunked by the public.

Many objects are used to represent a thought, this is called symbolism. Take the American flag as an example. The stars represent the 50 states while the thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original colonies. This is referred to as symbolism. The idea behind symbolism is to use an idea, word, or object to stand for an abstract thought. Books are a prime example of this literary device.

A symbol represents an important idea, object, or process. In America we have many symbols that represent many national ideas. It is very important for citizens to understand our national symbols because they appear in important events that represent us. Symbols have a deeper meaning than what they seem to appear to the national public. Symbols are important to the country and their people because it brings them together in a sense that other people might not understand. Americans bond toward their patriotic representation in America. Without symbolism, America would not have the pride , courage and ambition to be one of the top leading countries throughout the world.

"A symbol is anything that stands for something else and has a particular meaning for people who share a culture," (Benokraits, 201x). Symbols take many forms, distinguish one culture from another, and change over time. Symbols can take form in written words, tattoos, gestures, pictures, etc. (Benokraits,201x). In our modern American culture, we have many symbols that represent particular superstitions and legends or anything paranormal in general.