Phoenix walking this particular pass represents the progress she made going from point A to point B, and her determination and love of her grandson made it all worthwhile. ... "The journey from beginning to end leads the reader and the character to one major conclusion, she is dead" (Grecinger, 2012). ... The characters placed in "A Worn Path" are an old "negro" woman, a man in passing with his dog, the woman she meets in town and the two nurses at the very end of her journey. ...

• Word Count: 2068
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School