Can Love Conquer All? "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty

Can Love Conquer All? A Worn Path by Eudora Welty

There are many authors in this world. Every author has a unique way of expressing their writing. Eudora Welty is the author of “A Worn Path.” She has written many short stories and novels. She was born April 13, 1909 and died July 23, 2001. Eudora Welty wrote “A Worn Path” in 1941.Eudora Welty passed away, but left us with some of the most admired pieces of writing. One of the most popular short stories was “A Worn Path.” “A Worn Path” is a short story about strength, goals and love.

“A Worn Path” is a short story about strength. Welty used Phoenix Jackson as the main character in A Worn Path. She was an old woman with low income, but had the heart of a teenager. She was ill, “Her eyes were blue with age” Roberts (95). The author tells us that Phoenix had trouble seeing. Her sight was hurt, but it was not an impediment for her. She was tough and it showed. Phoenix had to travel miles and miles to get to town and pick up the medicine for her grandchild. Her legs were tired from all the walking she had done, but they would not stop until she arrived to town. In the story, Phoenix had many obstacles that she had to overcome. In one case, she had to stand up to a man. “Doesn’t gun scare you” Roberts (95)? A man tried to scare her by pointing gun to her head, but that did not scare Phoenix. She was a strong woman and knew that she had to move on and continue her path. It takes a person with much strength to not to sit and cry when someone is threatening one’s life. Phoenix could have turned around with fright. She could have ended her journey at that moment, but she did not. She found strength from the heart and continued her path.

In “A worn Path” Phoenix Jackson set her goals ...

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... teaches us that being physically ill should not be an obstacle when our love one needs us and that all that matters is strength that comes from the heart. Eudora Welty taught us that if one loves someone self-sacrifice must be done also, that when a journey begins the only thing that should matter is that one arrived and not what one did to arrive.

Sources and text

Roberts, Edgar V. “A Worn Path.” Literature an Introduction to Reading and Writing. Vivian Garcia and Craig Campanella. Fourth Compact Edition. New Jersey. 2008. Pg 95-100.

Sykes, Dennis J. "Welty's 'The Worn Path.'." Explicator. 56.3 (Spring 1998): 151-153. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Vol. 111. Detroit: Gale, 151-153. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Georgia Perimeter College. 3 Feb. 2010