A Worn Path by Eudora Welty

“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, is about an elderly black woman who demonstrates an enormous amount of determination when it comes to helping her ill grandson. Throughout the story, Miss Phoenix Jackson travels the same path everday, overcoming numerous odds through her journey to better her grandson's health. She travels a "worn path", which is very smbolic because Welty uses the path and its obstacles as a form of inspiration. The pathrepresents the difficulties a person endures throughout life’s journey. The obstacles are meant to portray the barriers, risks, and setbacks a person may encounter from day to day life.