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             " A Worn Path" begins and ends with the difficult journey of Phoenix Jackson (p. 388). There's no
             information provide that gives a clear view of the grandson being alive. The reader can only assume the
             when the grandmother talks about her grandson, the reference relates to the events that replay in her mind.
             In Eudora Welty's," A Worn Path", she shows the symbolism of her grandson's death through the usage
             In the beginning of her journey, Phoenix mentions " ...a solitary little bird" (p.388). This symbolizes the
             young grandson's spirit present at the beginning of the journey. Through the woods, she looks "down in the
             hollow" to see "...the mourning dove" (p.389). The "...mourning dove" represents the life of the grandson's
             death (p.389). This also implies that his spirit lingers among the living. As she journeys through the "...barbed
             wire fence", she arrives at a clearing where "a buzzard circles (p.390). Once again, she's reminded of the
             hardship and death of her grandson. Poor old Mrs. Phoenix cannot escape the constant, symbolic signs of her
             Welty's setting and symbolic objects, all relate to the lingering death of her grandson. "A frozen bright
             day..." symbolizes that the lif
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