In Eudora Welty’s short story, “A Worn Path” the narrator presents the travels of an old woman named, Old Phoenix. This short story is told in third person limited, limiting the perspective of the main character by only seeing her thoughts or feelings, while experiencing everything else around her. Throughout the story, the narrator allows the audience to gather information and pick up on the characters qualities. Using the spoken words of the old woman, Welty helps the audiences with cues into the
There is no substitution for life experience. Eudora Welty’s Short Story “A Worn Path” exemplifies this with one of Phoenix Jackson’s many walks into town and the trials and tribulations she faces during the journey. Although the story never definitively gives the time or place where her journey takes place it is understood that the story is set in the rural south during the early part of the twentieth century. This was a time in our country’s history when elderly blacks lived both as a slave
in particular stories the new phoenix exists as the offspring of the adult. As described in Eudora Welty “A Worn Path” Phoenix Jackson character has several representations of a certain type of bird such as her actions, appearance, and name.
his duty.” -George Bernard Shaw. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Possibility of Evil” Miss Strangeworth has this idea that it is her “duty” to remove all of the evil from her town. In Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” Phoenix Jackson’s“duty” is to get medicine for her sick grandson. In “The Possibility of Evil” and “A Worn Path” the protagonists both have a portrayal of “duty”. In “The Possibility of Evil” Miss Strangeworth has this idea that it is her duty to remove all evil from her town. She writes
first piece of the archetype which states that heroes are from obscure or mysterious origin. Superman wants to save the planet from evil, the protagonist in “A Worn Path” has a simple goal. Finally, Superman is able to renew himself after he makes a mistake, similarly the protagonist in Welty’s story does the same. In Eudora Welty’s “ A Worn Path”, Phoenix Jackson, a former 90 year old slave sets out on a trip in the middle of winter to obtain his medicine is considered a hero because she has set goals
A Worn Path The Worn Path is a short story about a lady who has started a journey that she has walked quite a few times. Hence the name, A Worn Path, foreshadows a path that is worn and old that has been traveled many times because it worn and used. An old lady, named Phoenix Jackson, goes through many obstacles to test her endurance as she embarks a journey. The journey strays through the woods and goes along railroad tracks and leads to the pharmacy, where her grandson’s medicine can be found
literature, a physical journey – the literal movement from one place to another – plays a central role, such as in “A Worn Path.” Considering the setting as an important element in Phoenix Jackson’s physical journey, this setting creates the meaning of the work as a whole: life’s journey is full of obstacles, but we can overcome them when our goal is important enough to keep going. Eudora Welty uses many literary devices like symbolism, simile, and personification in her short story. “Her unlaced shoes
A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for the courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Phoenix Jackson was the hero in this short story. In the “The Worn Path,” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson fits the hero’s quest in three hallmarks. Those hallmarks are: the hero is not the same after emerging from the darkness of her descent, the hero has a goal, and the hero suffers a wound. Phoenix’s first hallmark is not being the same after emerging from the darkness of her descent.
doesn’t deter Phoenix from going to get the medicine whenever he needs it. She loves her grandson so she is willing to travel a great distance for medicine that can only make his struggle not as painful. The character Phoenix Jackson in the story, “A Worn Path,” is a hero because she comes from mysterious origin, her way is beset with dangers, loneliness, and temptation, and her way is not always clear. One reason that Phoenix Jackson fits the description of a hero is because she comes from
Usually an average individual believes they are strong, tall, muscular and powerful, however that is not always true. In “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson justifies that a hero is much more than their physical appearance because she has a goal, her way isn’t always direct or clear and how she descends into darkness. Phoenix Jackson travels a heroic quest down a path, overcoming numerous obstacles to reach her goal of obtaining medicine for