Part one of term paper
On a “bright, frozen day” in December, the figure of an old Negro woman emerges, she represents struggle, but most of all she represents determination. As she makes toward town in a path she seems to have taken many times before, she speaks to herself, inanimate subjects as well as animals. Every move she makes seems to be in slow moti ...

Part two of term paper
... struggles. The mood of the story is very slow, such as the character, it moves as she does. The lagged plot and movement of the story accentuates to the character’s harsh surroundings and emphasis towards her endeavor. As Phoenix Jackson moves carefully, haltingly walks through the woods and fields on her way to town, she speaks slowly and boldly to herself, this highlights her assurance to herself and her persistence as she moves towards her objective. The gradual movement in the story stress ...