In Eudora Welty's short story, "A Worn Path," the narrator is a third person, limited omniscient narrator. You can tell that the narrator is third person because of Welty's use of he, she, and Phoenix. While this narrator knows much of what is going on in the story, he or she does not reveal everything, which explains how the narrator is limited, omniscient. Therefore, readers come to know Phoenix through this narrator. The narrator gives physical description of Phoenix and her surroundings, as well as some of her thoughts. While some narrators give fairly objective descriptions of characters and plot lines, this narrator presents Phoenix in a kind light. The narrator says, "Lifting her skirt, leveling her cane fiercely before her, like a festival figure in some parade, she began to march across." Here, the narrator portrays Phoenix as a determined old woman who has the tenacity to continue her journey, despite obstacles. Thus, readers come to know Phoenix through the narrator's observations.