hat she has in order to get the medicine for her grandson are not. In
             addition, her shoelaces "which dragged from her unlaced shoes" adds to the
             First, she has to face an uphill climb. Then, she goes downhill but soon
             finds herself tangled with a bush, and she does not want to rip her dress.
             She talks to the bush stating "Thorns, you doing your appointed work. Never
             want to let folks pass, no sir. Old eyes thought you was a pretty little
             green bush" However, she manages to free herself from the thorn bush. In
             addition, she faces a barbed-wire fence, which is not easy for anyone, but
             she gets through, again telling herself that "she could not pay for having
             her arm or her leg sawed off." At one point, she is startled by a stray dog
             Eventually, a hunter and his dog happen upon her and pull her out of the
             ditch. He also tries to prevent her from finishing her journey. He tells her
             that she is too old, and even tries to scare her with his gun. At that point
             the man says, "you must be a hundred years old, and scared of nothing...you
             take my advice and stay home, and nothing will happen to you." Not even
             these words from the hunter could make Phoenix give up, always getting
             herself out of a predicament, and having her grandson as a reason to keep
             Walking across a log with her eyes closed is another daring thing she
             attempts. After safely crossing she says "I wasn't as ol
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