Up From the Ashes
Phoenix Jackson, although, old and frail, draws upon her immense love for her ailing grandson which enables her to enthusiastically produce forbearance, ingenuity, and resiliency as she continues her struggle of life. Eudora Welty in her short story, "A Worn Path," gives the name "Phoenix," to the protagonist, in which the name itself, describes the tale to be told. A Phoenix is a mythological Egyptian firebird, who rises out of the ashes of its former self. This magnificent bird regenerates itself after five hundred years and lives on for five hundred more. …
