A Tattered Trail
"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, is the tale of the unstoppable love and care of a grandmother for her grandchild. The main character in the story, Phoenix Jackson, is an old black woman who makes a long journey into town to get medicine for her ill grandson. Despite the many obstacles Phoenix encounters along her journey, determination helps her to continue. I will analyze " A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty in terms of symbolism and characters.
First, I will analyze "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty in terms of symbolism. One way symbolism was shown in the story was by the obstacles Phoenix encounters along her journey. The first obstacle Phoenix faces is when she gets herself tangled in a bush, and she does not want to tear her dress. Phoenix begins to take to the bush saying, "Thorns, you doing your appointed work. Never want to let folks pass, no sir" (Welty 389). Eventually, she frees herself from the bush. " Old eyes thought you was a pretty little green......
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