... of thorns that seem like they are about to tear her dress where she would not be able to carry on her journey. Finally she manages to get herself free. The biggest obstacle that nature posses for her is a log that is used to cross a creek. After defeating this obstacle Phoenix declares, "I wasn't as ... nurse's rude comments and inquires. It was not until the nurse asked if her grandson was dead that Phoenix spoke, she made up the excuse that "I sat and forgot why I had made my long trip" (Welty 287). Many critics seem to believe that this "suggests her psychological dilemma" (Bartel 28...

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... disapproval. She constantly rejected Anne's mother along with Anne and her younger brother and sister. Anne soon learned that she would not have the same opportunities in the so-called "free" nation in which she lived simply because of the color of her skin. In the areas of her life that allowed it, Anne learned to be successful. She was an ... she far surpassed the performance of her white cousin, she was not considered to be equal, let alone superior. She worked as domestic servant for much of her childhood to help her mother and new stepfather make ends meet and provide for their gro...

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