Realism In Eudora Welty's A Worn Path

The short story, A Worn Path written by Eudora Welty, focuses and enhances the idea of perseverance through one’s race and age. Eudora Welty uses these topics in most of her pieces but this story in particular expresses it honorably. A Worn Path takes place far out in the country during the middle of the winter. An old African American woman, Phoenix Jackson, has to take on a long journey into the town to get special medication for her grandson. Throughout the journey, Phoenix encounters many obstacles that she has to overcome to help her grandchild.

In the work, “A Worn Path, “Welty has developed a short story that uses characterization, symbolism, imagery, and conflict in a hero’s journey. Phoenix says “Thorn bushes and barbed-wire fences, log bridges and hills are major barriers for her.” (Welty, Edora 2/5) As Phoenix pursues this heroic challenge she acknowledges the temptation and fear built in her crossing a deep forest in the health condition she is found in. Welty gives the character the willingness having an ambition to conquer her journey. Upon many other Phoenix Jackson was well aware of what she was approaching making her build fear.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, the will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” - Isaiah 43:2 Salak and Odysseus are so strong that death is not an option and they will fight through the entire journey to reach the end. Odysseus has just fought in the Trojan war which lasted a decade. Now that the war is over he goes on a journey home to Ithaca, which unfortunately lasts longer than expected, eighteen years.

The quote “No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear.”, which was said by Greg Kincaid, perfectly describes how human resilience, specifically that of Jeannette Walls, was portrayed in the book. There are many examples of this throughout the book, including at the very beginning when she lights herself on fire cooking hot dogs, her family constantly moving from town to town because of her father’s strange paranoias, her long suffering in the impoverished West Virginia town of Welch, and her move to New York in spite of all that she has

I believe that Francine Prose’s thesis for “I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read” would be the sentence, “And so the roster of literary masterpieces we pass along to future generations will continue its downward shift and those lightweight, mediocre high school favorites will continue to rise, unburdened by gravity, to the top of the list.” This sentence is the last sentence in the story. Sherman Alexie’s thesis for “Superman and Me” is also the last sentence of the story which is, “I am trying to save our lives.” Sherman Alexie uses personal stories to draw emotions from the readers in “Superman and Me”. Because he uses pathos, it sets an emotional tone for the story.

Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path and Katherine Anne Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall both depict an individual’s experiences and feelings during their journey of life. In A Worn Path, Phoenix Jackson's insights and views, as well as her encounters with other characters, prove her very diverse attitude towards life’s obstacles than that of Granny Weatherall from The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Granny Weatherall's strength is shown in the way that she is able to accept her own death and voluntary chooses to die in that knowledge.

Eudora Welty 's "A Worn Path," the story of an elderly lady, Phoenix Jackson, setting out to the city to get medicine for her sick grandson. In any case, what is most vital in the story is the profound and enthusiastic quality of Phoenix Jackson and how this determination empowers her to proceed with her adventure. Phoenix Jackson is the main character in Welty 's "A Worn Path. " Throughout the story, Phoenix Jackson ventures to every part of the way consistently defeating whatever deterrents she experiences as she endeavors along the way in the commitment for her grandson 's wellbeing.

Lao Tzu describes the emotion of love perfectly by saying, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Johnathan Safran Foer’s book, Everything is Illuminated, is a story that recalls stories from the past about a destroyed town called Trachimbrod. Our author creates fictional stories about his past generations, and he creates a fictional family. That family would be Alex, his younger brother, Grandpa, and his father. Alex, Johnathan, and Alex’s grandpa set out on an adventure to find a woman named Augustine who saved Johnathan’s grandfather from the Nazis.

“On these expeditions Miranda always followed at Paul’s heels along the path, obeying instructions about handling her gun” (Porter 253). Miranda sees Paul as the man in her life. Paul is guiding her through how to hunt and use a gun properly. Miranda is always willing to seek knowledge on how to do new tasks just like Porter was when she was younger. Porter grew up very poor moving a lot from state to state.

The Awakening is a book written by Kate Chopin and it is quite a journey. Being just over a hundred pages in length, this novel gives an adequate picture of the protagonist Edna Pontellier, who consistently challenges the roles that society has placed on her. In her own words, she says “I would give my life for my children, but I wouldn’t give myself ” (45). This not only foreshadows her ultimate fate, but it also shows the readers that Edna is not willing to suppress her passions and desires for anybody. It appears that Chopin is making the argument in her book that Edna’s form of resistance, while admirable, comes at a price.

Again Calls the Owl is a memoir written by Margaret Craven, about her life as a struggling author. Again calls the Owl takes place in the 1920’s, when Margaret Craven graduates from Stanford University. In the book, Margaret Craven also tells about different jobs she had when first starting out. Margaret Craven wanting to become a writer despite being blind works hard and perseveres through difficult times and wrote of an important time in her life while teaching a lesson to all of her readers.

So that had left me with my brothers James and Henry, and with my sister Celia. As I was gazing out of the window, I saw the town hard at work getting ready for more severe snow storms. Our town had been recently introduced to a new law which was called the “Stamp Act,” which made us pay extra for every paper item we used, such as the local newspapers, bills, receipts, ship documents, and even trading cards I use to play with my friends. This tax, proposed by George Grenville came into effect a month ago on November 1st, 1675. When my father had fought in the French and Indian War a year ago along with the British, he hadn’t known that they, instead of thanking us to help fight the war, would punish us, by paying the debt by way of the Stamp Act.

Imagine you live in a tiny old divided southern town during the Great Depression. The people in that town will stand up for what they believe in and not back down for nobody and nothing. That town is called Maycomb and is the setting of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”(TKaM) written by Harper Lee. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a realistic fiction novel that is told through a young girl named Scout, eyes. Scout has a father named Atticus and a brother she calls Jem.

These lessons help in preparation of the future. Last fall, in 2014, I was a component to the Sainte Genevieve High School Girls Cross Country Team. The entirety of the season, the team was plagued with illnesses and injuries. Although we had a very talented, hardworking team, we struggled to win the meets we attended. Every person had her own problem to worry about in addition to how it would affect the team as a whole.

Canadian Nurses are the Unspoken Heroes of the War Casualty numbers continue to rise as the Great War rages on in Europe, leaving Canadian Armed Medical Corp (CAMC) staff stretched and facilities full, according to a report released last Sunday. Tirelessly working in a chaotic environment sun rise to sun down, nursing sisters are the unspoken heroes of the war, their efforts largely unappreciated and unrecognized. Nicknamed “bluebirds” from their blue dresses, white aprons and sheer white veils, nurses in the CAMC are known as diligent individuals who risk their lives on a daily basis to serve and protect. Often placed on the frontlines of battle, nurses face exhausting, dangerous work on a daily basis, and are exposed to the effects of war