Three Messages From Eudora Welty's A Worn Path

An analysis of 3 messages from A Worn Path “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” by Dr. Steve Maraboli. This is a great quote, it portrays why older people are more wise that youth. They have learned from their past actions or mistakes, which is why youth go to them for answers. Not only do old people learn or grow from their mistakes, the bird a phoenix grows after it burns. In Janet Fitch's book, White Oleander she states, “The Phoenix must burn.” Janet goes on to talk about how intense the death of a bird can be. One amazing woman is Eudora Welty, she known as “Death of a Traveling Salesman.” She had a strong soul like a phoenix. In the story A Worn Path, the main character name in Phoenix Jackson, he name just describes how great she is and how much she will do for anyone. Eudora Welty explains three messages in A Worn Path. Eudora expands upon the conflict between Youth and old age. Many poems are written about how youth and seniors struggling. In A Worn Path, Eudora shows through a story on how much old people actually do for children or younger people. There is a thin line between people that respect oldies and do not truly understand how much they do for them. While Jackson is traveling she decided to take a quick break, one man that is in the woods with her and he, “He lifted …show more content…
Jackson is a kind woman and she would do anything for anyone. Through this story it is implied that she is going on this journey for her grandson. He needs medicine soon, so she goes at her old age to help him. In the story it describes her physical appearance,”There was sweat on her face, the wrinkles in her skin shone like a bright net.” Jackson is old and she is working he body a lot, which is not the easiest for her. She cares a lot for this little boy and if her sacrificing a little bit of physical trouble for he being able to see him again she would do