Welty's choice in naming her protagonist is meaningful in light of the denotation of the phoenix in mythical terms, understanding that "only one phoenix exists any time" (Saunders, 1992, p.62). ... Phoenix, however, does not even take time to think about what he is offering, she quickly declares to him, "I bound to go to town, mister" (as cited by Clugston, 2011, sec.6.5). ...

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