Analysis of "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
Title: Analysis of "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
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Details: Words: 534 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Analysis of "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty
Category: /Literature/Biographies
Details: Words: 534 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
A Sense of Accomplishment
Sometimes our life is like an obstacle course, consisting of obstacles in which we have to overcome. Eudora Welty's short story "A Worn Path" takes place on a "bright, frozen day" in December. The figure of an old Negro woman—Phoenix Jackson—emerges. She represents struggle, but most of all she represents determination. As she makes her way toward town in a path she seems to have taken many times before,
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and every person has their own paths to follow with their own hurdles to overcome.
Works Cited
Butterworth, Nancy K. "The Critics." Eudora Welty: A Study of the Short Fiction. Ed. Gordon Weaver, et al. New York: Twayne, 1997: 225-234.
Heller, Terry. "A WORN PATH." Masterplots II: Short Story Series. Vol. 6. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Pasadena: Salem, 1986: 2713-2715.
Welty, Eudora. "A Worn Path." Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. 7th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1998: 437-443.