A Worn Path

A detailed Summary of A Worn Path

The story ³A Worn Path,² by Eudora Welty, tells the

journey on foot of an elderly black women, Phoenix

Jackson, from her home to the nearest town. She makes

the journey to go to the doctor to get medicine for

her sick grandson. On the trip, she runs into some

trouble here and there with her dress getting caught

in the underbrush and old age getting to her. She

encounters a big dog that knocks her over, but is soon

rescued by a passing hunter. As she gets to town,

Phoenix asks a woman to her to help her tie her shoes

then, proceeds to the doctor¹s office. When she

arrives there, her memory fails her and she forgets

what her long trip was for. The light comes on and

she remembers her grandson¹s medicine. She gets the

medicine and the money the nurse gives her, goes and

buys a gift for her grandson and sets off for home. In

this story, old age and class alienate Phoenix from

Old age alienates Phoenix from a hunter she

age and class alienate her from society.

has no business being out there making the long trip,

to the doctor¹s office a ³fixed and ceremonial

because her age by telling her the trip is too far and

Approximate Word count = 666
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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