Phoenix is very determined to complete her journey, though many obstacles exist. ... When Phoenix is confronted with her first obstacle, walking of a hill, Phoenix is said to walk like a pendulum on a clock, slow and steady. ... Phoenix and her grandson are dependent of one another. Phoenix to get medicine and she needs his love in order to physically and mentally survive. ... The paper windmill that Phoenix wants to purchase for her sick grandson represents the fragile of Phoenix and the child, yet it also represents the refueling of energy that Phoenix receives from her grandson. ...

• Word Count: 689
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Or the significance of Phoenix's name could be taken as symbolic of her own resilience. ... This hill is symbolic of the hard life Phoenix has traveled in order to get what she wants. ... Phoenix says to the bush, "Thorns, you doing your appointed work. ... And immediately after that, Phoenix spots a buzzard watching her. ... And each person is guided, as Phoenix is, by the habits of love. ...

• Word Count: 727
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Character of Phoenix Jackson in Welty's "A Worn Path" Phoenix Jackson is Eudora Welty's main character in "A Worn Path." Phoenix is an old, somewhat mentally disoriented Negro woman. ... Phoenix knows that she must make a difficult journey through the forest in order to get her grandson his medicine and she does. ... We know that Phoenix is fearless at gunpoint. ... Phoenix steals from an armed man and demeans herself by begging in order to buy her grandson a present. ...

• Word Count: 580
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Phoenix Jackson is a neat, caring, old woman. ... Welty names Phoenix after the bird in order to help reveal her character. ... Her name was Phoenix Jackson.... Phoenix now has the strength and power in order to overcome obstacles and struggles in her life. ... Even through her age, Phoenix knows she must persevere in order to make it to the hospital and get the medicine for her grandson. ...

• Word Count: 1236
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

From the description that Welty gives of Phoenix in the beginning of "A Worn Path," it is easy to comprehend how difficult a long, hard, cold journey will be for Phoenix. ... Phoenix must also use a cane to support her, which affects the rhythm. The Journey that Phoenix takes is burdened with many obstacles. ... This is when Phoenix shows off a little bit of her cunning. ... Later in the story she acts in a similar fashion with the nurse in order to procure another nickel. ...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It tells a story of sheer determination as Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey into town to get medicine for her chronically ill grandson. ... This shows that her body may be worn out, but the attitude that she takes and desire that she has in order to get the medicine for her grandson are not. ... Eventually Phoenix reaches her destination, and the reason for her mission is clear. ... Phoenix responds with, "No missy, he not dead, he just the same." ... Phoenix Jackson encounters many adversities along her journey, but somehow manages to get through them....

• Word Count: 397
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This shows that her body may be worn out, but the attitude that she takes and desire that she has in order to get the medicine for her grandson are not. ... When old Phoenix reaches "to take it there was just her own hand in the air," and nothing else around. ... When Phoenix reaches her destination, the reason for her mission is given. ... Phoenix responds with, "No missy, he not dead, he just the same." ... Phoenix Jackson encounters many adversities along her journey, but somehow manages to get through them. ...

• Word Count: 813
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The description of Phoenix Jackson at the beginning of this story gives the reader a glimpse of how dif! ... This shows that her body may be worn out, but the attitude that she takes and desire that she has in order to get the medicine for her grandson are not. ... When old Phoenix reaches "to take it there was just her own hand in the air," and nothing else around. ... When Phoenix reaches her destination, the reason for her mission is given. ... Phoenix responds with, "No missy, he not dead, he just the same." ...

• Word Count: 863
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Welty provides a deeply inspiring individual in Phoenix and allows the reader to walk alongside Phoenix on her journey through the woods, symbolizing her journey through life. ... These two characters dig deep to be willing to face struggles, in order to fulfill their purpose and desires in life. ... The reader discovers the odds that Phoenix is up against within her surroundings. ... Phoenix's perseverance is the result of her purpose within her journey. ... But my best answer would be: "Phoenix is alive" (Pollack, 1997, p. 20). ...

• Word Count: 2554
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Phoenix Jackson has a seemingly inexhaustible amount of determination. ... he exclaims when he learns where Old Phoenix is headed. ... This sense of self-sacrifice gives her the ability to risk getting hurt or even killed in order to get what her grandson needs. ... Even when a nurse, who knows Phoenix, comes in and reminds her of her grandson, Phoenix doesn't remember. ... does Phoenix remember. ...

• Word Count: 966
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School