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The Prevalent Themes in Eurdora Welty's "A Worn Path"

Eurdora Welty's short story " A Worn Path" is a story about a very elderly black woman who repeatedly, no matter the conditions, makes a long journey into the city of Natchez, Mississippi, to retrieve medicine for her sick grandson who accidentally swallowed some lye.

There are three prevalent themes: perseverance, heroism, and race.

Perseverance is a prevalent theme in this story. The very essence of this journey which the main character undertakes is that it is long and frightening and filled with many obstacles some threatening and some just difficult. The journey begins early one morning in December, and the main character has to travel through dark woods, climb up and down hills, crawl through a barbed-wire fence, struggle with thorn bushes, and cross a creek on a log. Yet, she continues undaunted as she has many times before. It is a frightening but familiar journey.
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