"It was my memory fail me."
This excerpt from "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty is an example of dialect. This dialect is unique because it shows that Phoenix is uneducated. Another instance that shows she is old and somewhat senile is when the nurse asks her about her grandson. She responds by simply staring into space with a blank look on her face. She snaps back into it and answers, but this is how she answers. Also, her craziness shows when she is walking in the woods. She has mirages and begins to talk to herself. However, she is a kind woman who makes a treacherous journey out of love for her grandson.
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