Phoenix is an elderly black woman who is attempting to retrieve well needed medicine for her suffering grandson. She herself is suffering from poor eyesight and interprets things before her as other things. She has to walk from her hometown north to Nanchez. A very long path requiring dedication, especially for a colored woman walking in Mississippi, a state slavery was widely supported because it was needed for the survival of the cotton economy. During her path she faces many obstacles before reaching her destination to get the medicine for her grandson.
Truth talks about how men assist other women but she is treated differently, Truth frequently resonates “Ain’t I a Woman?” ensuing she is a women, so why is she not treated equally? Truth proceeds... 306 Words | 1 Pages * Aint I a Woman 2 Ain’t I a Woman? Minletrice L. Tarver October 24 2010 Molly Goodson Ain't I a Woman? The speech I chose to do a review on is, Sojourner Truth’s speech: Ain’t I a Woman? This speech was made in 1851 for a women’s convention... 407 Words | 1 Pages * Aint I a Woman, Black Art Responses The poem, “AIN’T I A WOMAN” by Sojourner Truth is a simple worded poem with a strong message in it.
Sam Larson AP English, Period 8 Mrs. Koenig 24 October 2011 The Role of Race in “A Worn Path” “A Worn Path” is a short story about an African-American woman from the Deep South who must travel to a nearby town in order to buy medicine for her sick grandson. Written by American author Eudora Welty, famous for writing stories about the Deep South, this story is criticized by many for its use of race and how racism is openly alluded to. “A Worn Path” begins by introducing the reader to an old African-American woman, Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix is traveling through the woods on her way to pick up medicine for her grandson, for he is sick with a throat ailment. While traveling through the woods, Phoenix talks to herself and to her surroundings, sounding off against the native animals so that they may leave her alone.
And then there is my favorite character in the book, Lizzie. Lizzie can leave her body; she is coming to terms with her new found psychic ability and finds something in herself to give. She holds Jake and Joaquin together and becomes their anchor as they battle with illness and death. The river is also a large character in this book. It is the river in El Paso that separates Mexico from Texas.
Running Head: THE WORN PATH 1 The Worn Path Donita M. Lake English Literature 125 Professor Annemarie Hamlin April 10, 2011 THE WORN PATH 2 The Worn Path, by Eudora Wetly The Story “The Worn Path” by Eudora Wetly is a true depiction of its symbolic title and is a written portrayal of how and why a little “Old Negro Women”, named Phoenix Jackson would take an arduous life threatening journey on foot, through the woods of Mississippi during World War II, at a time of racial prejudice, gender and age discrimination, in the dead of winter, on an old so familiar road of distress, dread and self-discovery. During this era, as with most parts of the Deep South, Mississippi was consumed with racial division, segregation, pure racism, and poverty. This led to killings and lynching that dominated life for Blacks during this time at the turn of the twentieth century. Perhaps, the setting’s descriptive imagery used by the author could be considered a symbolic representation of the cold brassy way in which blacks were treated during this time as describe here, “It was December–a bright frozen day in the early morning”. As the author describes the main character’s disposition, “She was very old and small and she walked slowly in the dark pine shadows, moving a little from side to side in her steps, with the balanced heaviness and lightness of a pendulum in a grand-father clock”.
This dangerous condition can result in frostbite or hypothermia, which can be deadly. Many unfortunate people get trapped in their vehicles during ‘‘Whiteout ‘’ conditions and suffer grave
Hwawon Bae AP English 3 – 2nd period 12/10/09 IWA #2 Mary Oliver is a poet who is an “indefatigable guide to the natural world.” “Owls” shows us Oliver’s detailed perspective and emotional feeling on the big eyed, flying creatures; her love and respect towards them. Oliver’s style in writing conveys the complexity of her response to nature. Mary Oliver greatly exaggerates reverence to owls. Although they are simply animals, birds to be more specific, she refers to them like they are gods and very elevated. Oliver uses words like glory and delicate to show her thoughts on the owl.
Eudora Welty “A Worn Path” “She wore a dark striped dress reaching down to her shoe tops,…,all neat and tidy, but every time she took a step she might have fallen over her shoelaces, which dragged from her unlaced shoes”,- an elderly woman named Phoenix Jackson described as very poor, old person, living in desperation. She is making a journey into town to find medicine for her sick grandson, which we realize later, when she finally arrives at the town. She is old and probably not healthy, we can understand that liong trip to the town is not easy t5o her, but she is still very lively, because she is willing to go through this intricate journey yet again, and it also seems that Phoenix is very fond of life itself, since she talks to the animals in the forest, “out of my way, all you foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits...”. Welty writes, “her hair came down on her neck in the frailest of ringlets, still black” , which shows that she is still far from being dead. When Phoenix meets the scarecrow, another symbol for death, she dances with it, as if representing that death is not near.
“A Worn Path” written by Eudora Welty outlines the struggles of Phoenix Jackson, an old Negro woman on one of her many treacherous journeys through the Natchez, Mississippi wilderness to a medical clinic in town sometime after the Civil War. She makes the journeys for her infant grandson who is in need of medicine for his throat which he injured by drinking lye on a previous occasion. Phoenix is very determined and persists to overcome all the obstacles encountered on her journey and demonstrates her determination, unselfishness, and courageous nature even though she obviously suffers from dementia. We join Phoenix on her latest journey down the worn path through the thick woods where she is determined to accomplish her ultimate goal. She must keep the animals from scurrying under her feet by swishing the cane about her feet.
Symbolism of the Journey Kimberly Larese Eng.125 Introduction to Literature Ms. Julie Alfaro March 3, 2013 Symbolism of the Journey 1 A Worn Path "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty is full of symbolism and theme that makes this an interesting story. Phoenix is an old Negro women who is determined to get to town for the medicine for her grandson and she will not let anything nor anyone get in her way. And the struggles she faces along the way. But also racism not just because of color but the way she is treated but some of the people.