“So callous where my mind states, but it's not my state of mind.” This clever play on words by the band Eve 6 may help you to understand the state of mind of Phoenix Jackson, the main character of the short story “A Worn Path,” written by Eudora Welty in 1941. For although this elderly black woman had to take a long and difficult journey through woods and thorns and over steep hills to get medicine for …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…strong and courageous woman, willing to do anything for the only other person in her life, her grandson. We could all learn a thing or two from Phoenix Jackson, so that when we have things that are trying to keep us from the goal we are journeying to, we can be like Phoenix, overcome these barriers and come out on top. This is the message “A Worn Path” expresses, and it is an inspiring one.