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In the title ‘worn path’ stands for all the obstacles and challenges she faces throughout this journey. She overcomes a lot of conflict while walking on the path. Since she is an older lady she finds some things to be hard like “...leveling her cane fiercely before her like a festival figure in some parade, she began to march across...I wasn't as old as I thought,”she said. The challenges she faces symbolize the problems she has encountered in her life. In some cases Phoenix does go down a path and makes her own path as “she passed through the old cotton and went into a field of dead corn.”

In the pages of the short stories, A Worn Path and A Rose For Emily we are able to see a similar side and connection between the two. As we look at the theme, tone, and morals we are able to better grasp the conflict in these two stories, while detecting whether the two protagonists, Miss Emily and Phoenix Jackson are mentally crazy.

In “A Worn Path,” Eudora Welty uses setting, characterization, and tone to illustrate the progresses of Phoenix, in a physical and emotional sense. The author illustrates the progress of Phoenix’s social, physical, and emotional sense to describe changing times and social norms. This allows the reader to get a clear and vivid out reach of what they are going to read about phoenix journey.

Thesis statement: In “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson displays extraordinary perseverance in the face of difficulty, which ultimately allows her to accomplish her goal.

Prior to reafing a short story, one can learn valuable lessons that can be used for the rest of there life. The two short stories share a common theme of the mystery of others minds. In “ A Rose for Emily” the townspeople could not take the smell coming from Emily’s house any longer, so “They broke open the cellar door and sprinkled

The two stories, A Worn Path and A Rose for Emily are very similar in some ways but yet different in their own unique way. When you look at the characters, their theme and tone, you can clearly see the difference in these two stories. Miss Emily and Phoenix both have mental problems. In A Worn Path the story deals with Phoenix’s life and the love she has. When Phoenix was walking and traveling through the Natchez Trace she was face with problems. Phoenix love for grandson shows her determination along the way of her journey.

In Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path,” the character Phoenix Jackson is introduced. Phoenix Jackson is an uneducated, African-American woman without any family besides her sick grandson. Phoenix is the hero of this story and fits the role well by delivering much-needed medicine to her grandson. Phoenix shows many distinct traits that reveal her to be a hero to her grandson. The heroic feats she accomplishes pave a path that leads to her satisfaction as well as protection of her most beloved asset, her grandson. Throughout the story, Phoenix’s humble, caring, and determined character is displayed through her actions.

“A Worn Path” is a short story written by Eudora Welty. It is based on an elderly African-American grandmother named Phoenix Jackson, who goes for a walk to the town of Natchez on a cold December morning to get some medicine for her ailing grandson. This story speaks of the obstacles Phoenix endured along the way and how she overcame them. The theme, central idea or message that the author wishes to convey to his or her readers, in “A Worn Path” is one of determination. Phoenix Jackson is determined to get to Natchez, in order to get medicine for her grandson; she does not let any obstacles get in her way. The theme of determination is shown in many ways throughout this short story.

“A Worn Path” is a short story written by Eudora Welty that describes the trail Phoenix Jackson, an elderly African American lady, takes in order to reach a certain town during a festive holiday. Due to the imagery and terminology used to describe Phoenix such as, “[...] an old Negro woman [...]” (Welty, 221), it can be assumed that the story takes place during Christmas time in the rural countryside of the southern US, and presumably around the 1940’s. Nonetheless, Phoenix Jackson, the protagonist of this story, is guided through a mysterious path of natural dangers in an utmost forlorn disposition with a limited omniscient point of view. Furthermore, the third person narration with a limited omniscience that is exclusive to Phoenix herself tells about her experiences of the path and impressions she has upon strangers and people. Such was observed when the author denoted, “Finally, trembling all over, she stood free, and after a moment dared to stoop for her cane. ‘Sun so high!’ she cried, leaning back and looking, while the thick tears went over her eyes. ‘The time getting all gone here” (Welty, 222) The way the author described Phoenix’s actions, and how she, for the most part, spoke her thoughts out loud in a stream of consciousness form, allowed the reader to only be able to comprehend her impressions. Such descriptions and characterizations are not seen within other characters throughout the story. This settles the direct basis for a limited omniscient point of view because the reader, through the perspective of an eagle that observes Phoenix, is able to view life and the dangers along the way through her eyes and not through the perspectives of secondary characters such as the white hunter or nurse. In addition, another important literary aspect detected in Welty’s work is voice. Voice, in this case, served the generous purpose of giving vitality to Phoenix’s character. Such can be noted in her colloquial and casual form of language as seen in dialogue like, “who be you the ghost of? [...] My senses is gone. I too old. I the oldest people I ever know” (Welty, 223). Her informal language allows the reader to receive the impression that Phoenix is not from a wealthy and

In today’s society the majority of the crimes are still being committed by people who have possessed a firearm that has been obtained illegally or without proper permits. That being said there has been a strong push for gun control because of the rise of shootings involving a large group of people such as the Columbine massacre, Virginia Tech shooting and latest Aurora movie theater shooting involving people who have purchased firearms legally. Gun control laws in the United States have been established for many years but to maintain a civilized society with limited crime stronger control laws need to be enforced in which will help reduce crime in our country. Establishing stronger gun control laws will educate

Phoenix Jackson is on a trail jogging to town to purchase some medicine for her Grandson, while Emily is locked up in her own house with a lifeless man. If one does not focus on the location and puts their attention to their state of mind then you will find that they are in the identical surroundings. The tone in A Worn Path is for Phoenix to achieve the undertaking of getting medicine for her grandchild, at the same time the reader can appear at the path as the challenges of her life. On the other hand , Miss Emily is just afraid to be left alone and be by herself. They both know that if they set their mind to their intention then they can accomplish whatever they desire to. Miss Emily and Phoenix both have their own individual objectives, but in A Worn Path Phoenix's life is portrayed a lot via the path itself. The trail within the story tells the lifetime of Phoenix. While passing over Emily, one sees a girl who sits at home and does not go out in public too frequently, she just wishes to have company. Phoenix on the other hand had her attitude to move to town and socialize even as purchasing the

Phoenix Jackson, the main character, is a small, old African American woman who goes on a journey for a purpose that is unknown at the beginning of the story. Although Phoenix has made this trip many times, something is different about this trip. Throughout her journey, Phoenix faces many obstacles and hardships. The author uses symbolism and, later, gives the reader awareness of Phoenix’s character while, hopefully, teaching a lesson about life. In “A Worn Path”, Eudora Welty uses the symbols of the name “Phoenix”, life and death, and the main characters’ age throughout the story.

Phoenix Jackson’s, in “A Worn Path,” physical limitations eluded to the difficulties she faces throughout her journey.

“A Worn Path” tells of an elderly and frail black woman and of the hardships that she must overcome. Upon reading the story, you realize that there is more to the story than meets the eye. She faces many roadblocks along her way. Phoenix faces many dangerous obstacles along her way, for a person of her age. She faces racism from some of characters she meets along the way. Phoenix faces inferior treatment, as though she is nothing more than some insect to squash. This story is about not only her ‘journey’ to Natchez, but also about her journey through society and the struggle to overcome the dangers, being treated inferior, and the racism.

In "A Worn Path", a short story by Eudora Welty, the main character, an old colored woman named Phoenix, slowly but surely makes her way down a "worn path" through the woods. Throughout her journey, she runs into many obstacles such as a thorny bush and a hunter. She overcomes these obstacles and continues with her travels. She finally reaches her destination, the doctor’s office, where she gets medicine for her sick grandson back home. Many critics have speculated that this short story represents the love a grandmother shows for her grandson. Others say this story represents life and death, where Phoenix represents an immortal figure. Dennis J. Sykes disagrees with the other critics by saying,