The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Analysis

Deception is a term that makes people feel melancholy, causes pain, or inhabits the heart

to forget the problem. A problem that surrounds deception tends to never come with a solving

solution; enabling to relinquish that deception and bringing many emotional problems will

furthermore diminish the ability to leave the past. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by

Katherine Anne Porter illustrates the deception of an elderly woman—Granny Weatherall—

reflection on her life that was caused by deception in her every love relationship that ultimately

brought a mixture of emotions: fear, bitterness, and hardiness. Granny Weatherall being jilted by

George, her first lover, ruined her psyche as she was abandoned the day of the wedding; without

reason, this moment in the
The usage of religion in the story also signifies unification in the afterlife, like

Christians and Catholics believe and the belief that Granny Weatherall hopes to see her daughter

Hapsy in the afterlife because she visualizes Hapsy, who died at pregnancy, holding a small

baby. All of the features resemble Granny’s reflection on her life; the vanity of her deception

proves to be her downfall.

On the whole, the disintegration of Granny only proved that life will never be perfect—

the pain it can bring, the joy it can hold, and the scars it can leave are the effects of life. Granny

being left at the altar caused her more pain than anything because she could not believe that

abandonment would permanently damager her forever. Ultimately, Granny’s inability to let go

of her fear of abandonment, George, and deception only gave the readers a significant theme to

letting go and never holding any grudges. Granny Weatherall’s misconception was sublime all

to her passing; curiously enough, Granny never got her peace with god and because of that will

never get her peace with