Titeana's AP Blog

  The Worn Path is a passage that has a twist to it. It would give one the idea that it is based on how African Americans were in the slavery days but that is not the clue. The title of this passage basically explains the meaning. Phoenix has been on this one path for so long that her obstacles are the same and age has worn it out. She has worn out a path that does not really benefits her. She has been through the same path so much that it has worn her out so much that's she forgets what is her reason for coming. This passage symbolizes life as a whole.    Their are times in life when someone goes down the same obstacles and deals with the same twist and turns that they forget the reason there doing it. Pheonix may have forgotten why she makes the trip but she know that it is for a good cause. She may feel like their are some parts of the path that try to make her turn around but she knows she will not let them stop her. This passage has given encouragement that no matter how ma

   The Rockpile is an interesting story about how one incident could turn it into a family matter. Elizabeth banned her children from playing on a rockpile outside of their house but her reasoning seemed as if it did not benefit her children. It may have been concluded that she banned them from being on the rockpile because she did not want them to adapt to the juvenile ways of the other children nor did she want to be judged by her church members. Roy decided that he wanted to disobey his mom by playing on the rockpile,but he may have only did that because his friends were down there and he did not want to seem uncool. Roy's personality in this passage was boastful. He was portrayed as a brat because he was Gabriel's first biological son. Due to John not being Gabriel's biological son the story hit a turning point when Gabriel came home which was totally unfair.    When Gabriel got home he rushed to Roy instantly. He did not question what his story he just interpreted tha