In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path," the problem of the story wasn't clear in the beginning of the story. Why was Phoenix Jackson, a sick old black lady in the forest by herself in the winter? The reason became clear going towards the end of the story; that she was out hunting for her grandson's medicine. Things were very bad for Phoenix because she had to walk from her countryside home to the city to …
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