Critical Interpretations This storys ambiguity has fascinated readers forover 65 years

Chapter 0, Problem Literary Criticism

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Critical Interpretations This storys ambiguity has fascinated readers forover 65 years. Countless students have written Welty to ask if Phoenixsgrandson is really alive at the storys end, or if Phoenix keeps making thisjourney though the boy is already gone. The author has replied, It is thejourney, the going of the errand, that is the story. . . . Phoenix is alive. In youropinion, does Welty bring this story to a satisfying conclusion? Explain whyor why not, citing details from the text as well as your reaction to Weltysexplanation.

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