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She does not seem to mind the cold, as she considers it to be effective in the thought that it prevents wild animals from leaving their shelter.
Phoenix interacts with several white people in her expedition, and, while most of them treat her with disrespect, others actually understand her problem and help her in solving it. The hunter, the lady on the street and the receptionist express their racism through their behavior and through the fact that they think that they know all about Phoenix and about people like her. The four individuals that interact with Phoenix contribute in shaping her character and in adding more logic to the story.
While people such as the hunter, the lady on the street, and the receptionist believe Phoenix to be a no-good beggar walking the...
Moreover, the nurse is the one to reveal Phoenix's story, and the reason for which she went through all the trouble to get to town.
At the end of the story, besides from divulging the cause for Phoenix's efforts, the author also discloses the reason for which the old woman took the nickel that the hunter had dropped. Taking into consideration all the events undergone by Phoenix, one can understand that she had been determined to do anything in order to get the "soothing medicine"(Welty) that her grandson needed. Regardless of the shame that she went through to buy the toy that she knew would bring great joy to her grandson, Phoenix risked her honor in favor of making her family happy.
Phoenix is however closer to a saint in her dedication to a cause, while Calixta is a human being who abandons herself at some point to the voice of desire and allows a few moments of surrender to the carnal pleasure that takes hold, regardless of her and her accidental companion's marital status. Welty's story is full of imagery, thorny bushes come to life and grab old Phoenix' dress, she
With a cane, she is able to make a long walk from her home to the hospital, and only needs someone to tie her shoe because she cannot, because she is using a cane. The tale is set in winter, in the South, after the Civil War. The lack of respect shown towards the poor woman who has walked so far may have a great deal to do with her
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E., the "P.O." Of this story's title). Sister has been driven to take up residence here by family discord. From here, we then learn, mostly implicitly, just how deep indeed the domestic discord (i.e., in today's psychological parlance, "dysfunctional" behavior) in Sister's family runs. As Choard points out, of this story: "Sister's move to the P.O. is presented as the result of a disruptive event: the return of the Prodigal
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