In stories, usually, we think of our traditional hero as a young and strong undefeatable man. In Eudra Welty’s short story “A Worn Path”, it is obviously not the case. Pheonix Jackson, an old shortsighted poor woman may not look as our traditional hero but she goes through a series of events where she displays all the qualities of one. At the start of her journey, we can easily perceive Phoenix’s steadfastness through the woods up a hill. The old lady, despite her age and difficulty to walk, is determined to get to town to get medicine for her sick grandson.
This is followed by collecting cues, processing information, identifying problems, establishing goals, taking action, evaluating outcomes and reflecting on process and new learning (Levitt-Jones, 2012). In this scenario an 86-year-old female patient has suffered a fall and is demonstrating early symptoms of dementia. Consider the patient/Patient Context: Mrs Checketts is a petite 86 year old woman who has been admitted to your facility for respite after treatment for a fractured wrist sustained during a fall at home. | Collect cues/information: You review this initial impression and current information and gather new information/cues you consider relevant:Mrs Checketts lives alone and manages her own activities of daily living. Her son lives interstate and her niece pops in to visit her a few times a week.
I Used to Live Here Once by Jean Rhys: A Literary Analization In the short story of Jean Rhys’ I Used to Live Here Once, the author tells a story of a woman, on what seems like a nice day out for a walk. As you read into the story you will find that there is a theme and a few different symbolisms that take place. These themes and symbolisms take a somewhat normal short story and turn it into a very artistic way of telling a story of a woman on a journey. The theme is based around a woman who experiences memories of where she used to live. In this short story, it is through her experiences, that she realizes she is no longer living, hence the last line of the story, (Rhys, 1976) “That was the first time she knew.” Although the story may seem basic at first, the ending can be quite surprising.
By doing this, she is able to recognize her hatred and disgust for racism. Another growth that takes place in Lily’s life involves her coping with the death/absence of her mother. One way Lily does so is by finding means to try to replace what she feels is missing. In the beginning of the novel, Lily shares her limited memories of her mother and describes the few possessions she has of hers. “...One time I stuffed the gloves with cotton
Esthetic Heritage vs. Culture Heritage A response to Alice Walker's “Everyday Use” “Everyday Use”, by Alice Walker, is set in the late 1960s or early 70s and tells the story of a mother and her two daughters--Maggie and Dee and their conflicting ideas about their identities and ancestry. The mother narrates the story of the day one daughter, Dee, visits from college and clashes with the other daughter, Maggie, over the possession of an heirloom quilt. Through the description of Dee's visit, the author shows how the two daughters' perspectives and appreciation of their heritage differ and how it compares to the position they hold today. Maggie thinks that culture and heritage are involved in everyday lives. Dee, from the other point of view, thinks that culture and heritage are to be valued only for their artistic appeal and to be observed from a distance.
This passage, taken from Margaret Atwood’s novel Cat’s Eye, depicts a memoir of an older woman, as she recalls an event in her teenage years that she experienced with her friend, Cordelia. Through the narration of her memory, the reader is able to compare the protagonist and Cordelia while being revealed to the concept of time the narrator is partial to. The narrator of the novel is an older woman, but the descriptions of her thirteen year old world are in first person and present tense, immediately drawing the reader into the immediacy of her memoir. She sets the scene on a muggy Saturday in winter, as her and her friend Cordelia ride on the streetcar, going downtown. The use of unity of the girls’ actions: ‘we’re impervious, we scintillate, we are thirteen’ throughout the majority of the passage, is both vaguely ominous and comical at the same time.
Growing up in the same environment does not always mean that siblings will grow to be the same person with the same values and beliefs. Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" is about the conflict that multi-generational families have with understanding the importance of identity and ancestry. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and her two daughters, Dee and Maggie, over their grandmothers quilts. Unlike Mama, Dee is educated and is envied, Maggie, who was scarred in a house fire when she was little. Dee has returned from a long trip away from home and now determines her culture by the things she gathers from the house like the quilts and butter churn but in the end Maggie is the one with the right idea about her heritage.
Carleen Henry-Palmer English 101 Professor Askary Essex County College 3 June 2013 Palmer 1 Carleen Henry-Palmer Professor Nina Askary English 101 3 June 2013 Snapshot: Lost Lives of Women Strength and inspiration comes from our family, elders, past generations and their stories. In Amy Tan’s “Snapshot: Lost Lives of Women”, she attempts to reach, touch and appeal her reader’s emotion. Although the story of her grandmother’s life seems to be a common story of the Nineteenth Century Era within the Chinese cultural context, it reveals another intense story to us. This delicate message is about the author’s grandmother’s relentless spirit that has become her muse to write and share these historical facts with her audience. She uses a family photo to describe the bondage and enslavement of Chinese women in her grandmother’s culture.
By the end of Jean Rhys short story “I Used to Live Here Once,”’ the protagonist realizes that she is no longer alive. Her return to her old home acts not a walk down memory lane, but as a reflection of her life experience. As the speaker slowly finds her way home, the reader is left with clues that lead to the conclusion that she is not there in the flesh. Jean Rhys’ use of symbols, diction, and selection of detail unify this theme throughout the story. First, the story initiates with a journey of crossing a river on stepping stones.
The setting shows that the women are in a country environment. The plot shows that the young lady is on a walk that she has taken before however things have changed from the last time that she was there. The narrator gives clues by showing that she was once there by stating “The road was much wider than it used to be but the work had been done carelessly. The felled trees had not been cleared away and the bushes looked trampled.” Eventually she sees the house where she used to live and notices that it has changed as well. The mock summer house was no longer there and she noticed a car in front of the house as well.