By Eudora Wetty
“No, missy, he not dead, he just the same (279).” It’s unfortunate to
say that her grandson actually is the same; the same as say, a little while ago
when he died. It seems as though this whole journey along the worn path is
centered around the central motive of trying to help her grandson. It’s ironic
though, because she preservers through such threats- a gun being pointed in her
face, hiking all day in her old fragile state, and she struggles with a
seemingly psychological abnormality. In all actuality, her grandson could be
alive, but this question of his current existence ends up being irrelevant to the story of Phoenix. Her love for her grandson still exists and needs to exist for her to remain an stable as she is. It is interesting, however, when Phoenix is asked about her grandson, she reveals that she draws a blank at the question. A nurse asks her, "'he isn't dead is he?' At last there came a flicker and then a flame of comprehension across her face" (229). Regardless of his state, it seems important that she makes this journey regularly (because it seems as if the office knows her). It may be some sort of therapy- adjusting to her mental capabilities to reset her strained eyes to reality.
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