Eudora Welty ..... Eudora Welty was born in Jackson on April 13, 1909. She was considered one of the greatest American writers. Described as the "first lady of Southern literature" and the "literary voice and soul of the South." In 1973, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel "The Optimists' Daughter." Her first major published work was "Death of a Traveling Salesman," Her first novel, "Delta Wedding," was published in 1946. Welty's last work was "Country Churchyards," …showed first 75 words of 897 total…

…showed last 75 words of 897 total…sacrifices itself in the fire when it reaches the end of his life cycle. In the same way, Phoenix the person sacrifices herself over and over again to make the trip and bring her grandson medicine from the town. Also, the phoenix bird lives a very long life, like 500 to 2000 years depending on the source. Phoenix is also very old. Through the story there is also a lot of imagery and descriptions related to birds.