The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Summary
Moments before death : An insight to “The Jilting
Of Granny Weatherall.”
The narrative, ' The Jilting of Granny Weatherall' by Katherine Ann Porter revolves around an elderly woman: Granny Weatherall. The opening scene is orchestrated parallel to the beginning of a day and culminates into the usual night by the end of the plot. The author however just describes the whole scenario through Granny's eyes and the events she perceives. The acts of other characters are also portrayed by what Miss Weatherall observes. In essence, the plot is unveiled through a non-participant, selective omniscient point of view to convey the message a person sends moments from death.
The original title of the story, ' The Jilting of Granny Weatherall' …show more content…
Throughout the length of the narrative, her surroundings and its inhabitants seemed to '... float around ...' (pg 84). Along with this she finds a delight '... to snatch a minute now and then.' (pg 84) to take a quick nap. Granny’s mind aimlessly and unconsciously wanders through her labyrinth of memories; it is unable to stay focused on a single thought for comparatively long period. A direct narration would have left blank periods and hanging thoughts through the course of the plot. To ensure that the readers entirely indulge into the story, a continuous chain of thought had to be present. This would ensure the transfer of the entire experiences and relating emotions from paper to imagination. It also has to be kept in mind that the deliberate and continuous switching between the past and the present gives an additional insight of the obstacles an old mind has to overcome; in fact, it helps the readers to relate better with the main character. Furthermore, the ability to switch between the characters also makes Granny’s actual condition more obvious which provides easier interpretation of all the situations. On a logical platform, it would be considered a paradox for a feeble and aged mind to enlighten the reader with one’s thoughts when in reality it cannot even keep track of the activities in the surrounding. To avoid this conflict, the narrator had to
Of Granny Weatherall.”
The narrative, ' The Jilting of Granny Weatherall' by Katherine Ann Porter revolves around an elderly woman: Granny Weatherall. The opening scene is orchestrated parallel to the beginning of a day and culminates into the usual night by the end of the plot. The author however just describes the whole scenario through Granny's eyes and the events she perceives. The acts of other characters are also portrayed by what Miss Weatherall observes. In essence, the plot is unveiled through a non-participant, selective omniscient point of view to convey the message a person sends moments from death.
The original title of the story, ' The Jilting of Granny Weatherall' …show more content…
Throughout the length of the narrative, her surroundings and its inhabitants seemed to '... float around ...' (pg 84). Along with this she finds a delight '... to snatch a minute now and then.' (pg 84) to take a quick nap. Granny’s mind aimlessly and unconsciously wanders through her labyrinth of memories; it is unable to stay focused on a single thought for comparatively long period. A direct narration would have left blank periods and hanging thoughts through the course of the plot. To ensure that the readers entirely indulge into the story, a continuous chain of thought had to be present. This would ensure the transfer of the entire experiences and relating emotions from paper to imagination. It also has to be kept in mind that the deliberate and continuous switching between the past and the present gives an additional insight of the obstacles an old mind has to overcome; in fact, it helps the readers to relate better with the main character. Furthermore, the ability to switch between the characters also makes Granny’s actual condition more obvious which provides easier interpretation of all the situations. On a logical platform, it would be considered a paradox for a feeble and aged mind to enlighten the reader with one’s thoughts when in reality it cannot even keep track of the activities in the surrounding. To avoid this conflict, the narrator had to