A Worn Path Character Analysis

Subordinate characters, whose roles are seemingly unimportant, are thermically critical in Richard Connell’s and Eudora Welty’s short story. A subordinate character often either motivates or challenges the protagonist to do something. The subordinate characters from “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path” help the reader understand how the protagonist feels and believes. Both stories are similar since their subordinate characters help express the protagonist’s thoughts, mindset, and characteristics. Within “The Most Dangerous Game” and “A Worn Path,” the author is able to express the protagonist’s thoughts. Connell first introduces Whitney by starting a dialogue between him and Rainsford. Whitney says to Rainsford that game have a “fear