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... Phoenix will not make it across this log, but she attempts it. Phoenix put her right foot out, then "she mounted the log and shut her eyes. Lifting her skirt, leveling her cane fiercely before her, like a festival figure in some parade, she began to march across. Then "she opened her eyes and was safe on the other side" (Welty 151 ... ...
... harder and longer. When she starts to focus more on the things Jackson had to do, she gives Jackson more stability. Once example Welty gives us is, "Lifting her skirt, leveling her cane fiercely before her, like a festival figure in some parade, she began to march across(88)". I think Welty chose to phrase that sentence the way she did because it ... ...
... of her as a funny and somewhat crazy old lady, as the following scene shows: Putting her right foot out, she mounted the log and shut her eyes. Lifting her skirt, leveling her cane fiercely before her, like a festival figure in some parade, she began to march across. (paragraph 13) Since the reader is lead to think of Phoenix as funny and ... ...
... balance as she walks along a log that lies across the creek on her way to town. Fearlessly, "Putting her right foot out, she mounted the log and shut her eyes, leveling her cane fiercely before her." (341) This quote clearly reveals Phoenix's dedication because not many people of her old age and frailty would have the courage to risk falling and ... ...
