Through the course of the short story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson had several moments or opportunities along her way to abandon her mission. Phoenix’s first moment or opportunity was when her skirt was entangled with a thorn bush and she could not let her dress get torn. According to the quote of Welty (1940),
" Her eyes opened, their widest, and she started down gently. But before she got to the bottom of the hill a bush caught her dress. Her fingers were busy and intent, but her skirts were full and long, so that before she could pull them free in one place they were caught in another. It was not possible to allow the dress to tear. 'I in the thorny bush,' she said. 'Thorns, you doing your appointed work. Never want to let folks pass—no, sir. Old eyes thought you was a pretty little green bush."(p. 388) …show more content…
According to the quote of Welty (1940), “Old woman,” she said to herself, “that black dog come up out of the weeds to stall you off, and now there he sitting on his fine tail, smiling at you." (p.390)
The third moment and opportunity that was presented to Phoenix that would have allowed her to abandon her mission was when she was in the doctor’s office. Phoenix's memory had begun to leave her, and she could not recall why she came on such a long journey to see the doctor. According to Welty (1940), “I’m an old woman without an education. It was my memory fail me. My little grandson, he is just the same, and I forgot it in the coming." (p.
" Her eyes opened, their widest, and she started down gently. But before she got to the bottom of the hill a bush caught her dress. Her fingers were busy and intent, but her skirts were full and long, so that before she could pull them free in one place they were caught in another. It was not possible to allow the dress to tear. 'I in the thorny bush,' she said. 'Thorns, you doing your appointed work. Never want to let folks pass—no, sir. Old eyes thought you was a pretty little green bush."(p. 388) …show more content…
According to the quote of Welty (1940), “Old woman,” she said to herself, “that black dog come up out of the weeds to stall you off, and now there he sitting on his fine tail, smiling at you." (p.390)
The third moment and opportunity that was presented to Phoenix that would have allowed her to abandon her mission was when she was in the doctor’s office. Phoenix's memory had begun to leave her, and she could not recall why she came on such a long journey to see the doctor. According to Welty (1940), “I’m an old woman without an education. It was my memory fail me. My little grandson, he is just the same, and I forgot it in the coming." (p.