Throughout “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” Katherine Anne Porter displays a shift in point of view in order to convey how the reality of death may cause one to feel unfulfilled in life.
Porter writes about Granny’s life-experiences and how she is reliving them as she approaches death.
When Porter says, “While she was rummaging around she found death in her mind and it felt clammy and unfamiliar. She had spent so much time preparing for death there was no need for bringing it up again” (2) she emphasizes how Granny has thought about death in the past and is aware that it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Furthermore, the point of view from the author helps the reader understand Granny’s character and it also shows how Granny feels about death.
Granny’s conversation with her daughter, Cornelia, suggests that Granny is progressively becoming senile when she requests for a “noggin of hot toddy” and Cornelia immediately asks her if she is cold and Granny says that she’s “chilly” (3); the sudden change in subject displays Granny’s forgetfulness.
B. Granny’s inner thoughts are predominant throughout the story and has it goes on, her thoughts become incoherent.
Granny’s thoughts show how her life is “flashing before her eyes” and recollecting important moments, such as getting “jilted” on her wedding day (5). …show more content…
Find him and be sure to tell him I forgot him. I want him to know I had my husband just the same and my children and my house like any other woman” (6) Granny may feel betrayed by her first fiance, but her senile thoughts may make her feel