The Ideal Hero Eudora Welty makes it obvious that old Phoenix Jackson is a modern hero compared to any mythology that has come out of old Greek lore. A well rounded former slave goes on a quest to pick up medicine for her dying grandson, certainly a unique hero but a hero nonetheless. In the ideas of Joseph Campbell hero’s of the Greek time had a checklist of things that truly made them consider a hero. For modern day heroes the idea of this fitting them isn’t too odd of an idea in fact many modern
Phoenix Jackson in nearly every single way, shape, and form a hero with a few slight exceptions to a couple of rules. Everything from the basis of her adventure to her weaknesses and even going into a darkness and returning better. Using Stillman’s rules it is proven she is a hero. From the start of the myth her head strong actions and way of thinking show how much of a hero she can be along with why she is going on the quest in the first place. Phoenix is going to get medicine for her “little grandson
A hero is someone who shows great bravery and courage through their actions and achievements. They are often from obscure and mysterious origin, have specific goals, and descend into a darkness. Heroes come in all different forms, from the first person to walk on the moon, to a guy saving people from a burning building.Phoenix Jackson is introduced as an “old negro woman with her hair tied in a red rag” (47) walking along a path in the woods where her journey begins. In Eudora Welty's short story
Is Phoenix Jackson a Hero? In mythology there are many archetypes of a hero. The hero of the story goes on a long journey with an end goal. Along the journey the hero has many obstacles to overcome. Typically in mythology the hero is a male and he learns about himself and who he truly is. In A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a female hero. Phoenix Jackson is a hero because she does follows some the hallmarks of the hero quest tale, according to Introduction of Myth by Peter
suffering”. Phoenix Jackson is an old and small women on a journey. When one thinks about a hero, the qualities are having courage, selflessness, patience and caring which is everything the character Phoenix Jackson presents in this short novel. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word hero? 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
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.
Phoenix Jackson, a woman born a slave, now has her freedom and in her old age is going on a journey to get medicine for her grandson. Her grandson drank lye, a type of soap, which destroyed his throat. The medicine will not cure the problem but it will make it more bearable for the boy. He will inevitably die from it but that 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
Modern heroes today follow Joseph Campbell’s heroic archetype chart. Superman, sole survivor of the planet Krypton, is the type of hero most Americans visualize when they hear the word “hero”. When he was a baby his parents shipped him from their planet to the planet earth so he could have a better life and survive. Because he never meets his biological parents, he fits the first piece of the archetype which states that heroes are from obscure or mysterious origin. Superman wants to save the planet
character Phoenix Jackson is considered a hero. The common archetypical traits of a hero, established by Joseph Campbell, can be applied to Phoenix’s story. She has a goal, comes from a mysterious origin, and her way is beset with dangers, loneliness and temptation. She goes on this journey despite her old age, to the medicine her grandson needs to feel better. Phoenix’s goal in the story is to receive the medicine her grandson needs. He is very ill and they live in the country so Phoenix has to go
The Ideal Hero Eudora Welty makes it obvious that old Phoenix Jackson is a modern hero compared to any mythology that has come out of old greek lore. A well rounded former slave goes on a quest to pick up medicine for her dying grandson, certainly a unique hero but a hero nonetheless. In the ideas of Joseph Campbell hero’s of the greek time had a checklist of things that truly made them considered a hero. For modern day heros the idea of this fitting them isn’t too odd of an idea in fact many modern