The name Phoenix fits the description of our protagonist, representing strength and rebirth. The name itself refers to the Egyptian myth symbolizing the Death and rebirth of the Sun. Yet, the description given reveals her ailment and feebleness by portraying her as an elderly,

worn-out woman whose hindered walk resembles a “pendulum of a grandfather’s clock”. Her weaknesses and frail characteristics are plainly an impediment on her long journey. Obstacles follow her with every step, generating a nuisance for her along the way to her destination. Despite these physical ailments, Phoenix faces her senile state of mind, leaving her with a trail of delusions of fear. However, the resilience that Phoenix exhibits urges her to move past the hallucinations invading her mind.

During prejudice times, Phoenix’s crime of taking the nickel would not be justified by her poverty. Although she feels that this is a small compensation for the difficulties she endured in her life, she poses a great danger to herself when she seizes this opportunity. Even though Phoenix feels that her actions would be excused by her necessity for her grandson’s well-being, she believes that even if the hunter would not punish her, God will. Since she is a God-fearing woman, she realizes that she has broken one of the Ten Commandments forbidding stealing. “God watching me the whole time. I come to stealing", says Phoenix as she looks up at the bird flying by. This proves that although she realizes her sin, her grandson’s needs take precedent over this fact.

The worn path down which Phoenix travels is a metaphor for life; life is full of obstacles and risks that are needed to be overcome to reach your ultimate destination. Li

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