A Worn Path is a touching story of will power
The relevant story of love and perseverance transcends a deeper message relating to the welfare of Negro (after the Civil War). Rather than using direct criticism, the writer reveals the indifference by employing symbolism in a story of faith. The character name Phoenix Jackson, echoes not only “death and rebirth” by the first name, but also a historical figure of popular democracy in 1830s—Andrew Jackson. […]