Analysis Of The Worn Path By Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty describes “The Worn Path” as being not so much on the life or death of the grandchild but more so on the journey itself. While the poem “Traveling Through the Dark” is a journey of thought that is more so on the journey to reach a decision than the decision itself. Therefore the process of the journey is more important than the outcome, due to the lessons it has to teach the reader and the development of the character. Both are faced with obstacles to overcome, that affect or influence them along their path, helping to find their identities. They also go through a process that define them as putting others before themselves, teaching valuable lessons and creating unique characteristics.
Phoenix Jackson’s obstacles each affect and influence her in different ways, mostly strengthening resolve and building faith in herself along the way. One such obstacle is the hill in which she say’s “Seem like there is chains about my feet, time I get this far” (56, Welty). After overcoming this challenge, her next few trials don’t seem like they are from so dim a point of view. The narrator of “Traveling Through the Dark” also faces obstacles that affect and influence him. One such obstacle he faces is the

The decision or outcome is only a result of the journey and doesn’t help us understand the important questions such as how, when, where, and why was the decision reached. The journey takes the reader along the path in which the characters overcome obstacles and find their identity, giving clearer understanding of the story. The journey is also where the meat of the lessons lie and without the journey the lesson is lost. Therefore the journeys importance is because it leads us toward the conclusion even if that conclusion is left out, however without the journey the conclusion cannot tell us about the