A Worn Path and A Rose for Emily

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In the short stories of, A Worn Path and A Rose for Emily, you are able to see many similarities as well as differences between the two main characters. When you take a look at the morals of the stories you are able to have better understanding of what took place with the two characters, Miss Emily and Phoenix Jackson. One of the main pictures you see about these characters is that they are both mentally crazy.
Though the locations are very different they still connect on a different level. Phoenix is walking to town to buy some medicine for her Grandson, while Emily is locked in her house with a dead man. When you base your vision on their states of mind you can see that they are within the same atmosphere. A Worn Path shows Phoenix setting a goal to get medicine for her grandchild, while Miss Emily is just looking to be alone. You can see it in both characters that once they set their mind to something they are going to do whatever it takes to accomplish it. Both Miss Emily and Phoenix start to become a little less at ease over time and are not fazed by how they appear to others. ...

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