Monday, August 1, 2011

In A Worn Path, What do all the obstacles Pheonix faces represent?

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complicated story despite its seemingly simple plot about an old black woman walking to town to
get medicine for her grandson.   One key to the story is understanding the meaning of the
title.  A lot of time in literature when an author uses something like a path, road, or river,
it symbolizes a much different journey.  Because we travel on paths and roads, they become
representative of the larger journey of life.  The hardships Phoenix Jackson encounters on her
trip to town shows the obstacles she has had to face her entire life. 

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phoenix is a...

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