A Worn Path

The story opens on a chilly December morning. An elderly African-American woman named Phoenix Jackson is making her way, slowly but surely, through the woods, tapping an umbrella on the ground in front of her as she walks. Her shoes are untied. While she taps along, she talks to the animals in the woods, telling them to keep out of her way. As the path goes up a hill, she complains about how difficult walking becomes. It becomes evident that she has made this journey many times before; she is familiar with all the twists and turns in the trail.The story is very cute, especially when the old lady talks to herself and makes funny remarks about herself. I kind of laughed when the sat down for a second and she was dreaming of a little boy giving her a piece of marble cake. Then she realized it was a dream and when she reached for the cake it was only air that she was touching. I was also amused when she tried to make the dog go away by hitting it but it caused her to fall and she couldn't get up.Towards the end of the story i had a better understand of why she was walking to town, but her old age got the best of her. The whole point of the journey was to take her grandson to the doctor because of a throat infection but she forgot her grandson at home............