The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” a short story by Katherine Anne Porter, describes the last thoughts, feelings, and memories of an elderly woman. As Granny Weatherall’s life literally “flashes” before her eyes, the importance of the title of the story becomes obvious.   Granny Weatherall has been in some way deceived or disappointed in every love relationship of her life.   Her past lover George, husband John, daughter Cornelia, and God all did an injustice by what be a mixture of strength, bitterness, and ultimate fear as she faces her last moments of life.   Granny gained her strength by the people that she felt jilted by.   George stood Granny up at the altar.   He never showed at all it is never stated that she heard from him again.   The pain forced Granny to be strong as is proven by her thoughts when she was asked if anything could be done for her.

        \"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall\" In Katherine Ann Porter\'s \"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,\" there are two themes. The first is self-pity. The second theme is the acceptance of her death. Both deal with the way people perceive their deaths and mortality in general. Granny Weatherall\'s behavior is Porter\'s tool for making these themes visible to the reader. The theme of self-pity is obvious and thoroughly explored early on. As a young lady, Granny Weatherall left at the altar on her wedding day. As a result, the pathetic woman feels sorry for herself for the rest of her life. She becomes a bitter old woman who is suspicious of everyone around her. This point is shown early in the story when the do

Granny Weatherall, the main character in Katherine Anne Porter\'s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, is an 80-year-old elderly woman who is at the doorstep of death. There is a sense of disillusionment with Granny that leads readers to develop their own interpretation of her relationship with Cornelia, her daughter As the narrator, Granny unknowingly would paint the picture of Cornelia as...