Katherine 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 …show more content…
The writer expands on three major points: the study on Granny’s inner life, the symbolism through Granny’s fantasies and dreams, and the viewpoint in which the story is told. The writing goes on to express that 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. Going deeper into Granny’s hardships, reminiscing the horrid memory of George, the love of her life, jilting her at the altar. The story is told in a few different viewpoints, one being the stream of consciousness point of view but also limited-omniscient point of view. We come to realize throughout the story that the friends and family surrounding Granny no longer understand her, possibly even vice versa. This being one of the many things causing Granny to want to