Eudora Welty Journey

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"A Worn Path," by Eudora Welty, this is the story of I Phoenix Jackson, an elderly woman who has to undergo a journey to a nearby town. For some people this journey might be easy and straightforward, but for me whenever I have to go into that town it tires me out. The reason for this troubled journey is that my grandson is sick in bed. I had to overcome many obstacles to come across the town like climbing a hill, going through woods, climbing a fence, and crossing going across a stream by the fallen logs. For an elderly woman such as I it is hard journey to go through. While I was walking I had accidently slipped into a ditch, so I was stuck there until a passerby came to rescue me. Although, I had gone through many hardships to get to town,

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