The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter, is structured from Granny’s rambling thoughts, which switch back and forth in time. Porter uses this rather loose structure first and foremost to entertain the reader. Porter challenges the reader by writing a story set entirely in one scene but creating a structure that follows the twists and turns of the main character’s thoughts. Although the actual events of the story never stray beyond Granny Weatherall’s bed, Granny’s mind wanders everywhere, taking herself and the reader to all of the most important and dramatic events in her life. The reader comes to understand Granny’s rich, complicated life, which was full of both success and frustration. Porter’s first person narrative ends with the climax, she denied death, regardless of the doctor, and that cost her in death. everything
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Just as George never came to the church to marry her, God does not come to meet her in death. Wry and strong to the end, Granny notes the similarity between the situations: then, as now, there was “no bridegroom,” and she was left with a priest. Granny’s state of denial persists until the final moment of her life, and she feels that she’ll never forgive this betrayal. This refusal is predicated on the assumption, which she now knows to be false, that there is an afterlife that will allow her to be conscious and capable of holding a grudge. It’s possible to interpret this passage as an admonitory lesson on the oblivion that awaits people who, like Granny, treat religion lightly. However, many people read this passage to mean that everyone will die like Granny because there is no afterlife and that we’ll all be jilted at the altar of
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter, is structured from Granny’s rambling thoughts, which switch back and forth in time. Porter uses this rather loose structure first and foremost to entertain the reader. Porter challenges the reader by writing a story set entirely in one scene but creating a structure that follows the twists and turns of the main character’s thoughts. Although the actual events of the story never stray beyond Granny Weatherall’s bed, Granny’s mind wanders everywhere, taking herself and the reader to all of the most important and dramatic events in her life. The reader comes to understand Granny’s rich, complicated life, which was full of both success and frustration. Porter’s first person narrative ends with the climax, she denied death, regardless of the doctor, and that cost her in death. everything
flashbacks - george dialogue to separate flashbacks
Porter uses dialogue to show that a gulf separates what we wish to say from what we’re …show more content…
Just as George never came to the church to marry her, God does not come to meet her in death. Wry and strong to the end, Granny notes the similarity between the situations: then, as now, there was “no bridegroom,” and she was left with a priest. Granny’s state of denial persists until the final moment of her life, and she feels that she’ll never forgive this betrayal. This refusal is predicated on the assumption, which she now knows to be false, that there is an afterlife that will allow her to be conscious and capable of holding a grudge. It’s possible to interpret this passage as an admonitory lesson on the oblivion that awaits people who, like Granny, treat religion lightly. However, many people read this passage to mean that everyone will die like Granny because there is no afterlife and that we’ll all be jilted at the altar of