Journal #24 a worn path indeed

"A worn Path" depicts the story of a worn, but resilient grandmother by the name of Phoenix Jackson reach a town to pick up medicine for her grandchild. The reader is introduced to information about the grandchild but they have no idea if the Child is alive or not. Eudora Welty, the author of this story, states her opinion on the matter, explaining that she does not believe that knowing whether the Child had lived or not was relevant to the main part of her story. I for one, agree with Welty's opinion about the condition of the grandson. A story depicting the journey, not the destination shows how the knowledge of whether the grandchild survives or not is irrelevant For most of the book, the reader is not focused on the conflict with the grandson, instead they are focused on the struggle that Phoenix has to go through, her own personal journey. All the reader is supposed to know is that Phoenix loves her grandson. Her love for her grandson would not be diminished if he was dead or alive. Theres evidence that Phoenix would still have taken the journey to pick up medicine for her grandson, as she could use it to cope with the deck.