A Worn Path1
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, is the tale of the unstoppable love and careof a grandmother for her grandchild. It tells a story of sheer determinationas Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey into town to get medicine for herchronically ill grandson. She strives forward despite frequent obstacles inher way that include her own failing health and the grandchild's slim chanceof survival. Phoenix Jackson is "an old Negro woman" who continues forwardover barriers that would not even be considered a hindrance for the young.This is a journey which she has taken before, and now "the time come around"she must travel it again. She begins her journey to town on "a bright frozenday in the early morning" in December. Phoenix Jackson is "very old andsmall ", and walks like the "pendulum in a grandfather clock" ever socarefully with her "thin, small cane made from an umbrella." The description of Phoenix Jackson at the beginning of this story gives thereader a glimpse of how difficult this trip is going to be for an elderlywoman such as her. The description "Her eyes were blue with age. Her skinhas a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles" are indications
"When she reaches town, she goes to the clinic where an attendant thinks, "A charity case, I suppose. She turns to go, planning to buy her grandson a paper windmill and then make the arduous trip home. At that pointthe man says, "you must be a hundred years old, and scared of nothing. " Shesits down to rest "when a little boy brought her a plate with a slice ofmarble-cake on it. Eventually, a hunter and his dog happen upon her and pull her out of theditch. This storyreminds the reader over and over that she truly loves her grandson, and thatshe is determined to overcome any obstacle to achieve her goal. " When old Phoenix reaches "to take it there was just herown hand in the air," and nothing else around. " Not eventhese words from the hunter could make Phoenix give up, always gettingherself out of a predicament, and having her grandson as a reason to keepgoing. Old eyes thought you was a pretty littlegreen bush" However, she manages to free herself from the thorn bush. This storyreminds the reader over and over that she truly loves her grandson, and thatshe is determined to overcome any obstacle to achieve her goal. When she enters "the big building", evidently a medical facility, shedoesn't speak and appears disoriented.
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