Phoenix's journey begins in the pinewoods, which is where the majority of the story takes place. Her character is exposed as she speaks out loud to herself while encountering her first few obstacles. The hill, the dead bush that catches on her dress, crossing the stream on the log and the barbed wire fence she crawls under shows her as a resolute elderly woman. At times, she fancies herself a

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Approximate Word count = 499
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)