What makes the setting so important in the story “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty? “It was December -- a bright frozen day in the early morning.” This is how Ms. Welty starts her story. Could you guess by the first line that this story was going to be about some type of struggle? If you have read many of Eudora Welty’s stories, you will find that hardship in the South tends to be a topic she enjoys relaying to her readers. This first line is but one of many references to the setting of “A Worn Path”. In my opinion, Ms. Welty uses the setting in this story not only to convey how hard the trip is for Phoenix Jackson but also how life was in the S