A Worn Path

This short story written by Eudora Welty, A Worn Path, revealed how dedication can reveal a true, unconditional love at the end of the trek. The beginning of the story described a grandmother in full display. She began the story with movement that helped me figure out what state she was currently in. Understanding age and physical condition played an important role throughout this short story because of the revelation at the end. The use of simile and metaphor relay the message that this grandmother has difficulty making the seemingly pointless journey at the time. They accurately describe her features and movements as, "Pendulum in a grand father clock"(P1) and "Whole little tree"(P2). I thought that this was so important to the story as a whole because the journey ended up being entirely for medication for her sick son. This made her willingness to endure all the greater. Not only did she overcome the physical battle that ensued, but she had to display courage when she crossed path with complete strangers. Facing the barrel of a gun is not an easy thing to do. The fact that she had to go from a complete state of wilderness into an entirely new city environment very accurately displayed the love she had for her son. Going from one terrain to the next only allowed for a new pack of dangers to become alive. She went from from worrying about animals to being concerned of the complete strangers surrounding her, and she did it with utter confidence.