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A Worn Path

     Detail of an elderly Negro woman?s journey from deep in the country to town, the while on mission of love. Phoenix Jackson, an elderly Negro women who is frail, old and has many handicaps, she lived during trying times and because of her race, faced many challenges while growing up, Eudora Welty brings the story, ?A Worn Path?, to life through the use of the character Phoenix Jackson and symbols.
     While overcoming challenges her character is born. The story is based on an elderly Negro women?s journey into town for medicine for her grandson. Along the way she encounters physical challenges, obstacles and danger. She climbs hills, crosses streams, crawls under barbed-wire fences; she faces dangers while out in the wilderness and a hunter who threatens her life with a gun. This happens on a single trip to town. Phoenix is quite remarkable woman.

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Phoenix?s ability to make the journey and overcome these challenges shows her strong determination, dedication, devotion and the will power to endure hardship to finish her task. These weekly journeys had become a virtual ritual. Vande Kieft states ?Miss Eudora Welty often takes ritual action ver... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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