A Worn Path
In "A Worn Path" the author, Eudora Welty, describes an old black woman and her journey through the woods into town. Phoenix Jackson, the old woman, obviously was very poor. "She wore a dark striped dress reaching down to her shoe tops, and an equally long apron of bleached sugar sacks, with a full pocket: all neat and tidy, but every time she took a step she might have fallen over her shoelaces, which dragged from her unlaced shoes.(Welty 132). She's careful throughout the story not to rip her clothes along the path because she can not afford new clothes. Phoenix never had the opportunity to be educated either. She talks in incomplete sentences saying things like "I going to town" (Welty 134) and "Who you watching?" (Welty 133). However, these things do not stop Phoenix from her journey. It is quite obvious that Phoenix Jackson is a very determined, sneaky, loving, and brave person. Welty shows that Phoenix Jackson is determined by proving that for her grandson she will do anything. Phoenix travels very far through the paths in the woods for her grandson's medicine. She is very committed to him in keeping him alive. The path she had to take was very dangerous and Phoenix was extremely old and had very poor eyesi
" (Welty, 136)She had to trust her feet and her memory to get to town. Phoenix Jackson faced many obstacles through this journey and never gave up. Later, when she gets into town and realizes that her shoe laces is untied she isn't to proud to ask for help. Keep the big wild hogs out of my path. It is quite obvious that Phoenix is a loving person because throughout the whole story she is on a journey to get medicine for her grandson. Phoenix first encounters several wild animals. Phoenix's love for her grandson gave her the strength to continue the journey. He going to find it hard to believe there such a thing in the Miller 3 world. Despite the fact that she has very little money, she uses the only ten cents that she has to buy her grandson a paper windmill for Christmas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**BIBLIOGRAPHYWelty, Eudora. Even when a dog runs toward her and she is knocked over into a ditch, she doesn't panic and waits there patiently for someone to pick her up.
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