Eudora Welty, is an author of the 1960s, who is known as the First Lady of Southern Literature and “was a 6-time winner of the O. Henry Award for short stories. Her many awards include the National Medal for Literature, The American Book Award, and, in 1969, A Pulitzer Prize.” (Women’s History). Amongst the many ...
While researching Mississippi I found many notable people from this state. There is an extensive list of famous people born in Mississippi, including many writers, inventors, historians, educators, advocates, comedians, artists, broadcast media personalities, filmmakers, actors, actresses, activists, bands, military figures, performers, athletes, lawyers, physicians, poloticians, and jurists. There are even Miss American winners and ...
Water signifies life and renewal. It is water, particularly rain water, which ties the beginning of “Clytie” with the end. It trickles throughout the text, beginning with a small downpour and ending with an engulfment. It is water that claims Clytie’s life; but is water representative of Clytie’s re-birth, or as her sister Octavia feels, ...
Regardless of your goals for college or your ideas on a major, your first year or two is going to be spent taking “general education” courses. This means, whether you’re a math major or a philosophy major, you’re probably going to have to take a literature class, a writing/composition class. Regardless of your major, what ...
The center of academia and most beautiful section of Manhattan is known as Morningside Heights. It is my one of my favorite neighborhoods in North America. Morningside Heights is in the Upper West-side of Manhattan. It has a very low crime rate and is the heart of academia in New York City. The area spans ...
The story “The Worn Path,” written by Eudora Welty, it took place back in the 1940’s. The story begins with a Negro woman Phoenix Jackson’s journey to town. Welty gives very descriptive images of Phoenix. Welty writes “Her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles and as though a whole little ...
“A Worn Path” is a story of perseverance, love and dedication. Eudora Welty uses the protagonist, Phoenix Jackson, to show strength and determination in the face of hardship. The choice of names for the main character is quite fitting. A phoenix is a mythological bird that is said to live 500 or more years, die ...