 Welty's skill as a writer perhaps reaches its finest point with this story of an aging woman who faces her greatest obstacle, the journey of life as she tries to cope with the grief from the death of her grandson she goes through a journey comparable to a Greek epic.Full of challenges that she had to overcome while still keeping her dignity.Welty writes "A Worn Path" to show the reader that even though they aren't an epic hero they can still have dignity in their life.