EUDORA WELTY
1909-2001
“A WORN PATH”
WELTY WAS BORN, LIVED, AND DIED IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
SHE WORKED FOR NEWSPAPERS, RADIO STATIONS, AS WELL AS BEING AN AWARD WINNING
PHOTOGRAPHER.
EVEN THOUGH SHE LIVED INTO THE COMPUTER AGE, SHE ALWAYS USED A MANUAL
TYPEWRITER WHEN SHE COMPOSED HER FICTIONAL STORIES.
YOUR STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1941 IN THE SHORT STORY COLLECTION ENTITLED A
CURTAIN OF GREEN AND OTHER STORIES.
THE STORY DOCUMENTS AN OLD WOMAN’S (PHOENIX JACKSON) JOURNEY TO ACCOMPLISH
AN IMPORTANT MISSION.
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POINT-OF-VIEW
CHARACTERIZATION
THE SETTING IS DECEMBER ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE IN MISSISSIPPI.