Comparing A Worn Path by Eudora Welty and A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

Compare the way to the aged Eudora Welty and the rose to Emily by William Faulkner. Within the length of the short story, we can see similar aspects and relationships between the two. Looking at the theme, color, morality, you can better grasp the conflict between these two stories, and at the same time the two main characters, Miss Emily and Phoenix Jackson are mentally crazy. The main ethic of "Wear of the Road" is Phoenix Jackson's love and life. Her way of travel hindered her life.

Eudora Welty's "Wear of the Road" is a story emphasizing the natural symbols of the surrounding environment. At the beginning of the story, we introduce our protagonist Phoenix Jackson; she is explained as a small, aged black woman. I believe that the name Eudora Welty will give us a very symbolic protagonist. Phoenix's legend is about sacred birds of ancient Egyptians. Every 500 years, birds come from Arabia to Heliopolis where it is said to burn on the altar and rise again from the young and beautiful ashes.

Compare the way to the aged Eudora Welty and the rose to Emily by William Faulkner. Within the length of the short story, we can see similar aspects and relationships between the two. Looking at the theme, color, morality, you can better grasp the conflict between these two stories, and at the same time the two main characters, Miss Emily and Phoenix Jackson are mentally crazy. The main ethic of "Wear of the Road" is Phoenix Jackson's love and life. Her way of travel hindered her life.

Eudora Welty's "Wear of the Road" With the passage of time, people got the hope of overcoming the obstacles and strengthening the pace as they passed through the trampling course. In her short story "A Worn Path", Eudora Welty told this eternal theme through Phoenix, the leading character Phoenix traveled. Through the use of dialogue and symbolism, Welti shows long-term concepts of people's fight in life and the ultimate advantage. Welty used dialogue to explain how others tried to blame Phoenix and destroy her dignity.