worn Path
“A Worn Path” is a story of an old woman whose human spirit is full of devotion, dignity and high drive who overcomes tremendous impediments of life in the name of love for her grandson. The title itself explores a cyclical path that each of us encounters in our lives and will continue to do so in the future. In "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson despite the racial injustice which she is forced to endure in her lifetime, lives up to her name by using her inner strength and wisdom throughout her journey to reach her destination. ... Yet, a description given portraying her as an elderly, worn-out woman whose hindered walk resembled “pendulum of a grandfather’s clock” reveals her ailments and feebleness. ... She is triumphant with her inner power, consisting of her love for her grandson, experience from life, dignity for self-worth and wits for her “worn path”. The worn path down which Phoenix travels is a metaphor for life and life is full of obstacles and risks that she needed to overcome to reach her destination.