The symbolism in 'A Worn Path' by Eudora Welty teaches what a person can do for a loved one. This story relates the journey of an old black woman who goes through a path that confronts her with many adversities. She manage to overcome them in order to get medicine for her grandson at the doctor's office which, as described in the story, is a long way from where she lives.
The description of Phoenix Jackson at the beginning of this story gives of a glance of how difficult this trip is going to be for an old woman like her. This description gives us a version of a woman that has been physi…
