Although the plot is so light,the novel actually has the rich connotation,has promulgated the profound subject and at that time under the social background warm work.Welty described this black with the practical technique old qu as well as she asks on medicine road's all sorts of bitter experiences,had demonstrated at that time the real social picture and the poor common people lived simple the deep dear ones.The novel reflects Civil War's many years later,although the black Americans have obtained the freedom in the law,but was still very low in society's status,still occupied the impoverished painful in the life circumstances,the conflict also arises spontaneously.Phoenix in asks the medicine on the road,as soon as meets on the way to various barriers,she felt that on the leg likely is towing the hard shackles,travels difficultly.She falls to the ditch,a vehicle has not stopped down rescues her,had the young Caucasian hunter to rescue her with great difficulty,but hunter's manner was very impolite,was pointing at her with the gun,warned she honest dull at home provide reliefed in the building the service person reprimanded her “you deaf,”,these have represented the postwar Caucasian to black's actual manner,was also and the lead himself has made the sharp contrast for grandson's emotion,for grandson's life,so the age entered one not to belong to his world.Phoenix's little grandson long illness does not recover,she can not but pass through this difficult long road to ask for bottle of relief liquid medicines time and time again,explained that the long road is endless,black one difficulty on top of another which meets in this society will continue unceasingly,but Phoenix demonstrated on this road the courage and the tenacious will represented the black to pursue true equal and the happy determination and the faith.In this novel,Welty using the symbol,directed to explain and so on techniques to further deepen the subject.Not only the topic familiar road" represented this Phoenix to take many alley,also has represented the dangers and difficulties which she lived meets frequently,han was showing many poverty-stricken,the pursue happy path which must pass through by the oppressor.Leading character's name Phoenix step coin original intention is the phoenix,the phoenix lives for 500 years,the street fragrant wood self-immolation dies,then from ashes rebirth.The author comes by Phoenix to the leading character to name,is pregnant with meaning,no matter the leading character meets many difficult major,can continue her journey.Currently speaking,Welty has its original artistry and the ideological nature in the entire chapter novel's idea and the creation.