Eudora Welty A Worn Path Analysis

In the story, “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty, I think the author expresses a theme of love. Welty portrays the main character, Phoenix, with the settings and symbolism throughout the story to persuade the audience that with love in your heart, you can achieve everything. The setting throughout Phoenix’s trip showed that she faces many challenging troubles, but she’s still willing to travel a long trip for her grandson. As she went on with her trip, she said, “This is the easy place. This is easy going”. This quote shows that Phoenix knew this is going to be a difficult task for her; but as long as it makes her grandson feels better, she will keep going. Another quote from the story also expresses how Phoenix knew about her old age, “My