...Anne Porter’s short story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, portrays the experiences of Granny’s life, up to her death. Granny In Porter’s “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, Granny fails to achieve her goal through misinformed Christian belief, while she faces multiple hardships in life, and possesses an unforgiving nature throughout the story. In “The jilting of Granny Weatherall”, the story expresses that Granny has had to face multiple hardships throughout her life. She is a widow, therefore, having to raise her children alone, while carrying the responsibility of running a large farm. Granny is the head of her family, do to her husband, Johns, death. The story is a reflection of Granny’s entire life. It begins in the present when she is older, but throughout the story goes back and forth to her younger days. Granny is consumed by the fact that she was jilted by her true love George. As a result, this is constantly effecting Granny’s decisions as well as...
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