Introduction
A Worn Path and A Rose for Emily are two short fictional stories that explore the sacrifices and struggles of two women in trying to overcome life journey obstacles.
In Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”, the main protagonist is Phoenix Jackson, an old, poverty stricken woman who gives a description of her journey to the big city from the village in search of medicine for her grandchild. The story is narrated from a third person omniscient point of view that is also limited and omniscient.
The narrator of the story hears and sees all, but this is only ...
