A Worn Path: Phoenix Jackson

Part I of Essay
Literary critic Jonathan Yardley once wrote about Eudora Welty, "Reading her best work, one peels off layer after layer of mood and meaning, each more subtle and more difficult to find than its predecessor." Her short story entitled "A Worn Path" is no exception. Since it ....

Part II of Essay
.... down for rest. She begins to gaze at her surroundings when suddenly a little boy appears out of nowhere. The little boy is bringing her and a slice of cake. As Phoenix begins to reach for the slice of cake, the boy vanishes. The young boy is merely a figment of her imagination Confused and disoriented, she continues her journey. This particular incidents suggest that she is senile and instantly gains her pathetic sympathy with the readers. Another example of her being senile follows shortly after. She continues walking when she view ....