A Worn Path In the short story "A Worn Path" written by Eudora Welty, she talks about a journey that an old, under-educated, African American women named Phoenix Jackson takes. This old woman lived in the back woods of Natchez Trace. She had to walk ever so far, to a little town to get her grandson medicine. During this journey she encounters different hurdles that would be easy for a younger person to accomplish. In …showed first 75 words of 949 total…

…showed last 75 words of 949 total…her grandson needs the soothing medicine. In this story Welty compares Phoenix Jackson to an actual Phoenix because, the bird has to endure the long years, with so much going on. Phoenix has a great capability of understanding, and to accept the bad things that go on in her life. Welty also added other birds in this story. The birds helped to format the story to help the ready understand the life of the Phoenix.