1. You read Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” Describe the journey that Phoenix Jackson makes—what is it like physically? What is its symbolic meaning? Then explain how the journey, both in physical and symbolic interpretations, supports the story’s theme. Be sure to clearly state the theme as you understand it, and use the story’s details to support your response.
2.When you studied modernist poetry, you learned about the transition from Romantic ideas about heroism to modernist ideas about heroism. The stories in this unit often feature modernist heroes. How are modernist heroes unlike the Romantic heroes of literature before modernism? Choose two of the stories and describe how the protagonist of each story fits the definition of a modernist hero. Use details from the stories to support your response.
