Imagery, Symbolism and Foreshadowing in “A Worn Path” The short story “A Worn Path,” is about an elderly black woman named Phoenix Jackson who makes a strenuous journey into town in need of medicine for her ill grandson. During her excursion she talks aloud to herself in a coaxing manner to endure the difficult trip. She has made this trip many times before, but this one seems significantly harder to manage. Because of her fearless …showed first 75 words of 487 total…

…showed last 75 words of 487 total…her Granny while pointing the rifle directly at her, trying to provoke fear. I believe the author is portraying this character, the young hunter, as an evil force that Phoenix must reckon with through her final journey. To conclude, author Eudora Welty’s short story details the main character with imagery to enlighten the reader. Foreshadowing was vague, but left the reader with an idea of the outcome with the use of symbolism. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**