Forking paths

“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is a short story in which fulfills all aspects of literary connotations. Phoenix Jackson’s only true motivation to keep living was to help keep her young grandson live. While there are a multitude of literary elements and devices splurged throughout the story, some of the first ones to spot make the biggest impact. Phoenix Jackson’s name is revealed in the first three lines of text, and leads the reader to make an immediate assumption. She makes this trek over and over

represents freedom. Symbolism can be found throughout our everyday lives. Shoes have logos that are used to show what brand of shoes ones self is wearing, also money may seem like just paper, but it can also represent power. In the short story, A Worn Path, the main character Phoenix Jackson ventures through the forest to get to her main destination Natchez. Phoenix Jackson is an old, little woman that is blind and needs to be carrying a cane due to her almost complete blindness. Phoenix Jackson travels

A great life does not have a destination, but it is a great journey filled with twists and turns. In a multitude of short stories and articles such as; “Ithaka” by C.P. Cavafy, “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, and a New Times article titled, “College Is a Journey, Not a Destination” an important theme regarding the importance of a journey versus its destination is debated. However, these sources all share a similarity. In both the stories and articles the author portrays the characters either enjoying

Phoenix Jackson is a hero in the story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty. Phoenix is a hero because she gets medicine for her sick grandson. Many readers may not understand how this makes Phoenix a hero, and the reason it does is because it shows the obstacles that she had to bypass to reach her destination in the need for her grandsons medicine. It is a very difficult journey because Phoenix is a very old lady and the walk is very long. Phoenix also encounters a lot on her journey to the town. The challenges

miniscule objects in a story can symbolize for something greater. Anything, from a character’s name to a single piece of money can symbolize something much bigger than what it really seems. Eudora Welty uses this kind of symbolism in her story “The Worn Path. The story uses symbolism not only to show Phoenix Jackson’s determination, but also to highlight how the social and political differences are used against her. The fist piece of symbolism that Welty gives to the reader is the main character’s name

As instructed, Lindara lifted the dog by the front and Pawl took the heavier hindquarters. First, they brought the animal back to the clearing so Pawl could retrieve the weapon bag, and then he and Lindara wound their way through the narrow forest paths, all while trying to keep a solid grip on an injured, weighty, whining dog. Pawl had the more difficult job by far, as he walked backwards and carried the heavy bag; however, the heat and exertion got the best of Lindara and Pawl, and they had to

The space is empty, only a shadowy figure can be seen. Their bright silver eyes pierce into my soul. A mischievous smile is drawn upon its face, sending chills down my spine. Their long curvy horns are attached to each side of its dark smoky face. Their long tail is divided into three wispy strands. It approaches slowly, as if waiting for an opportunity to strike. I try to escape, but my legs are under a wave of fear. The figure is closing its distance, raising its arm out towards me. I prepare for

of their way, and when they have nothing left, it makes them continue. On the other hand, it may be to overcoming that it blinds the person, and he or she does not know the full consist of the situations he or she is in. In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson is perceived as determined and loving due to her actions, yet at the same time, she seems innocent and at loss of the situation she is in. Thought the story, Jackson is portrayed as being a determined person. Many obstacles that

At first glance, Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” leaves the reader with a sense of uncertainty and dissatisfaction. It is only after taking a historical approach to the story when the mood, setting, and theme becomes vivid and insightful. Welty describes Phoenix Jackson, the protagonist, as a humble Negro woman, immediately setting the tone by the matching the language of the segregation era of the mid-twentieth century. Then, the reader learns that the story takes place in the Old Natchez Trace, further

choice that should be made, that is why the poem is called, “The Road NOT Taken.” Robert Frost begins his poem, “The Road Not Taken”, with a traveler who comes to a diverged path and has to choose which road to take. In order to decide which road to take he distinguishes the differences between the two. He then examines both paths, in order to decide which is the better road to take.. When the narrator is faced with the decision between “two roads”, he pauses and justifies the differences between the