Precis of Worn Path
A Precis by Eudora Welty "A Worn Path" Phoenix Jackson, a determined woman who lives in the country with her sick grandson who swallowed lye, goes on a journey through the woods to the city to get him some medicine. While walking, she warns all the animals and bushes to stay out of her way because of the distance she has to travel. There are obstacles she has to overcome during her journey. She crosses a log that lay over a creek by putting her right foot out, mounting the log, then walking across the log with her eyes closed. Although surprised, she made it across and she took time to rest. While resting, she is startled by a dog which caused her to fall into a ditc
The nurse could not believe she had forgotten why she had made the trip. A nurse enters the room and asks Phoenix if her grandson's throat is better or if he is dead. She walks out of the doctor's office. The attendant asks Phoenix questions, but Phoenix only responds with a twitch to her face. The attendant supposes Phoenix is a charity case, while Phoenix stares above her head in a daze. Before Phoenix left, the nurse warns her that her grandson's condition is an obstinate case. The attendant gives Phoenix a nickel. Phoenix replies that his throat is swollen causing him not to swallow or catch his breath. She walks the sidewalks in the paved city shared by other people. Without his noticing, a nickel fell from his pocket to the ground. She receives his help to get out of the ditch, then took time to converse with him. Phoenix sits motionless in her daze until remembering why she made the trip.
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