Theme 3- A Worn Path

"Without warning, she had seen with her own eyes a flashing nickel fall out of the man's pocket onto the ground." pg. 227

While I was reading this story, I sensed a very suspicious vibe towards Phoenix. I felt like she was a little crazy, but also a little scheming and devious. One of the questions from the story asks if Phoenix's grandson is dead. I think that he is. I have a theory as to what happened but I am probably way off. I think that Phoenix was a very concerned, good intended grandmother. She regularly would go get medicine for her sick grandson, but then he died. She probably didn't tell anyone about what happened. She was probably also very distraught over his death. Instead of dealing with his death, she continued on her normal routine as if nothing had happened. She probably began taking the grandson's medicine and began losing her mind. Through the author's diction, we can see that Phoenix is very uneducated, so she most likely is in desperate need of money. With her losing her mind, she takes advantage of every opportunity to get money. When the nickel fell out of the man's pocket, she intensely stared at it, then made a distraction so she could pick it up and keep it. I know that this is a really far-fetched idea, but I just have a feeling that Phoenix has an agenda.