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â€Å"A Worn Path†   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã¢â‚¬Å"A Worn Path† is, in my opinion, a very good story. It tells of an old black woman and the struggles she’s had to deal with throughout her life. The author names the woman Phoenix after a mythological bird that died and then came back to life through its ashes which makes it immortal. The author makes the woman â€Å"immortal† because she continues to have something to live for, her grandson, whom she apparently considers her biggest gift.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The author never says exactly how often the woman makes the journey, but we know she’s made it before because the attendants knew who she was when she came in the building. It is a very long trip because the hunter even said that he only goes into town when he is sick, and tells Ph...