In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path," the problem of the story wasn't clear in the beginning of the story. Why was Phoenix Jackson, a sick old black lady in the forest by herself in the winter? The reason became clear going towards the end of the story; that she was out hunting for her grandson's medicine. Things were very bad for Phoenix because she had to walk from her countryside home to the city to …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…Louise. Violence in Recent Southern Fiction . Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1965. pp. 98-116. Criticism -- Works -- Short Stories 3. Gross, Seymour L. Images of the Negro in American Literature. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1966. pp. 221-232. Criticism -- Novels -- Race in Literature -- Delta Wedding -- "Keela, the Outcast Indian Maiden" -- "Powerhouse" -- "A Worn Path" 4. Isaacs, Neil. "Life for Phoenix." The Sewanee Review, Volume 71, 1963. pp. 75-81. Criticism -- "A Worn Path"