"Her eyes were blue with age. Her skin has a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles" (Welty 306). “She was very old and small and she walked slowly in the dark pine shadows, moving a little from side to side in her steps, with the balanced heaviness and lightness of a pendulum in a grandfather clock” (Welty 306). The description of Phoenix Jackson and how she is walking through her journey at the beginning of the story symbolizes how difficult this trip is for her and what

she is facing as an elderly woman such as herself for her unstoppable love and care of her grandson. She supports herself with a cane, striving not to fall with every step she takes just adds to her difficulties. Phoenix is determined to go down that path despite anything that might come between her and getting the medicine for her grandson. Her actions and desire show that body may be worn out, but the attitude that she takes and desire that she has for the crying hand of her grandson are n!

Phoenix responds with, "No missy, he not dead, he just the same." She tells the nurse "he not able to swallow. He not get his breath. So the time come around, and I go on another trip for the soothing medicine." Phoenix Jackson encounters many adversities along her journey, but somehow manages to get through them. Her perseverance in the face of tremendous obstacles is admirable considering her age and declining health. This story reminds the reader over and over that she truly loves her grandson, and that she is determined to overcome any obstacle to achieve her goal. The only thing that keeps her from giving up is the love she has for him and the fact that all they have in this world is each other.

Eventually, a hunter comes along and helps her get up. He also tri

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