Life is full of purposeful journeys. These journeys are often taken to overcome, to succeed, or to protect. In Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path,” the elderly Phoenix Jackson sets out on one of these voyages. Her trip down the path is a vital part of her life and essential to the survival of her grandson and herself.
Beginning her perilous trip to town, Phoenix confidently exclaims, “’Out of my way all you foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits, coons, and wild animals!…I got a long way.’” Phoenix knows what trials she must face, and she is determined to overcome them. When her eyesig
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