A_Worn_Path

A Worn Path Ordeal of Devotion In “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty an elderly African American woman named Phoenix Jackson picks a cold December day to make yet another perilous journey to a near by city to get medicine for her ailing grandson. On the way this ninety-year-old woman faces many obstacles, both natural and man-made. Phoenix draws upon her perseverance and willingness to sacrifice herself to help her throughout her journey, but it is the undying love for her grandson that truly guides and drives her to her final goal. Phoenix Jackson has a seemingly inexhaustible amount of determination. From the moment that she sets out on her trek, she must fight all the challenges that nature has made for her. From the very beginning there is the threat of attack by wild animals and Phoenix shouts “out of my way, all you foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits, coons and wild animals!” undauntingly challenging them. Phoenix is a very old woman whose aged, fragile body isn’t suited to make such a l! ong journey. At one point when she is climbing up a hill, she states that it seems like “there is chains about my feet, time I get this far.” And worn, path, phoenix, grandson, journey, even, out, herself, make, woman, way, old, office, go, doesn’t, doctor’s, city, across, yet, strength, story, sense, says, must, love, long, log, hunter, hostile, faces, day, comes, bush, another, without, willingness, wild, walk, very, upon, turns, throughout, threat, something, self-sacrifice, seems, sacrifice, remember, point, perseverance, people