a worn path
In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" the conflict was not apparent at the very beginning. What was a poor, elderly sick woman doing gallivanting in the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towards the conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict was obtaining the necessary medicine for her grandson. When this conflict became obvious, another question came to mind. What kind of society did this woman live in that she had to go all the way from her home in the countryside to the city by herself to get the medicine? The conflict being illustrated is that of an individual versus society and the four problems that Phoenix faces as a result of this was her old age, her health, her grandson's health and her state of poverty. "Her eyes were blue with age. Her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles. The thesis in this story is about social prejudice in the 1920's through the This quotation was one of many indications of Phoenix Jackson's old age. Normally, in society there are benefits for the elderly and those of the golden age. There are various organizations that help people who are over the age of six
she said. But when she went to take it there was just her own hand in the air,". This was this base, the burning of Phoenix is shown through her travels. She only then resurrects symbol for this character's life. The Phoenix is a mythical bird that burns and then rises just one out of many instances in the story where Phoenix talked to herself and had nickel was the second nickel that she had managed to obtain. The first five cents was place during her trip in to town. The very journey itself is trying for Phoenix because she
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Approximate Word count = 1165
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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