Walker’s story includes the characters of two African- American daughters Maggi and Dee, each of these characters behave in a different way, a behavior which consequently represents a special attitude towards the new generation of African- Americans.
The specific reasons behind choosing these two short stories because they are written by women writers from different cultures, both deal with racial issues, but more importantly is that both include children characters that can add an attribution to be representations of the new African- American generation. Alice Walker and the other story is written by an American short story writer, novelist and photographer, who wrote about the American South, Audra Welty. The author of the first of these stories is an African-American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. This article tries to compare between two well-known American short stories, “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, from a comparative perspective. Phoenix's journey to the city could be symbolic of her life's journey, which would have been filled with challenges as well.Keywords: Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, “A Worn Path”, “Everyday Use”, Children Characters in the Short Story. Similarly, a person could be living in "a worn path", that is, going through the same routine over and over. It's noteworthy, though, that being worn isn't the same as being smooth. Phoenix Jackson uses a worn path for her trip to the city. In fiction, a journey is often seen as a parallel for the figurative journey of life.
Phoenix likens her grandson to "a little bird". Her tapping cane is like the chirping of a bird. Her hair has "an odor like copper", another color suggesting warmth. Her coloring is warm- her head is tied with a red rag, a "golden color underneath" her skin, and there's a "yellow burning" under her cheeks. This comparison is supported in the text: She then figuratively rises every time she has to make her difficult trip again. It could be said that Phoenix Jackson figuratively dies after each successful trip due to the effort involved. The phoenix is a mythological bird associated with fire, known for rising from its own ashes, being reborn or resurrected. The protagonist's name, Phoenix, obviously has some symbolic meaning. What is the symbolic significance of the protagonist's name? Phoenix copes with all of these slights as she keeps her eye on completing her trip.ġ. They show impatience with her diminished abilities, and scold her for taking up their time. Every person she has interacted with has addressed her casually rather than with a more respectful title, like "ma'am" or "Mrs. The staff at the doctor's refer to Phoenix as "Grandma" and "Aunt Phoenix". The woman who ties Phoenix's shoes calls her "Grandma". He points his gun at her for his amusement. He refers to her by the casual "Granny". He trivializes her trip, assuming she's going to see Santa Claus. The hunter tells her the town is too far away. Phonenix Jackson perseveres through her dealings with other people: She travels at her own pace, resting if needed, until she succeeds. Phoenix keeps going despite the natural obstacles. There are animals in the forest she gets startled by a dog and falls into a ditch. She has to crawl through a barbed-wire fence. To cross a stream, she has to balance on a log. There's a thorny bush that catches her skirt. It's a long walk through the woods, with uneven terrain and sometimes uphill. It's December-it's cold and there's snow down. There are many environmental elements that make the trip difficult: Phoenix Jackson perseveres through her conflicts with her environment and people, including herself. She's going to go buy her grandson a little paper windmill. She looks at both her nickels and has an idea. The nurse brings the medicine, marked "Charity." The attendant gives Phoenix a nickel for Christmas. 
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