Page 1 “ A Worn Path” “ A Worn Path” begins and ends with the difficult journey of Phoenix Jackson (p. 388). There’s no information provide that gives a clear view of the grandson being alive. The reader can only assume the when the grandmother talks about her grandson, the reference relates to the events that replay in her mind. In Eudora Welty’s,“ A Worn Path”, she shows the symbolism of her grandson’s death through the …showed first 75 words of 620 total…

…showed last 75 words of 620 total…many ways. The symbolic types of birds, the many colors and the winter setting all show signs of death. Throughout the story the symbols appear and disappear to keep the reader intrigued by the hints of death. The old woman acknowledges that it “…matched the dream that was hung up in her head…..” (p.393). After this being stated, the story makes clear that all of the events that are taking place in Phoenix’s mind.