the worn path
Kimberly Cottrell
A worn path (1-5)
1. Where was the old woman traveling to and why?
She’s traveling the worn path to go and get her grandson some medicine. She’s been doing this for 3 years since he swallowed lye and burnt his throat.
2. What were some of the obstacles encountered by the old woman?
She struggles intense fatigue and poor eyesight, as well as such obstacles as thorn bushes and barbed wire. She runs into a white hunter who drops a nickel and she picks it up and he points his gun at her but since she appeared not afraid he lowered it.
3. Why did the hunter point his gun at Phoenix? Was she in danger?
Because she picked up the nickel he dropped but it’s still really unclear of his motive as to why he pointed his gun at her. She’s in danger because she’s an elderly woman a who has bad eyesight and has a gun pointed at her.
4. Phoenix says that she is an old woman without education, does she seem to have any knowledge that the other characters lack?
Although she did not go to school and isn’t book smart at all, I do believe she knows a lot about life and hard it can become sometimes. She seems to be like an old person you know very wise, has a lot of wisdom.
5. What happens to Phoenix when she gets home?
Well then story doesn’t tell you what happens when she gets home. But I assume she started her long walk back to her grandson and gave him his medicine.
A worn path (1-5)
1. Where was the old woman traveling to and why?
She’s traveling the worn path to go and get her grandson some medicine. She’s been doing this for 3 years since he swallowed lye and burnt his throat.
2. What were some of the obstacles encountered by the old woman?
She struggles intense fatigue and poor eyesight, as well as such obstacles as thorn bushes and barbed wire. She runs into a white hunter who drops a nickel and she picks it up and he points his gun at her but since she appeared not afraid he lowered it.
3. Why did the hunter point his gun at Phoenix? Was she in danger?
Because she picked up the nickel he dropped but it’s still really unclear of his motive as to why he pointed his gun at her. She’s in danger because she’s an elderly woman a who has bad eyesight and has a gun pointed at her.
4. Phoenix says that she is an old woman without education, does she seem to have any knowledge that the other characters lack?
Although she did not go to school and isn’t book smart at all, I do believe she knows a lot about life and hard it can become sometimes. She seems to be like an old person you know very wise, has a lot of wisdom.
5. What happens to Phoenix when she gets home?
Well then story doesn’t tell you what happens when she gets home. But I assume she started her long walk back to her grandson and gave him his medicine.