the jilting of granny weatherall

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Katherine Anne Porter 's The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

The short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1929 ) by Katherine Anne Porter portrays the death of an old woman . However , the author uses some literary devices that make this very special . One of the most impressive techniques used in this short story is the stream of consciousness . This technique helps to look inside main character 's head , to see what her thoughts are . Although those thoughts are mostly a premortal delirium , this includes a special meaning . Porter focuses all the

thoughts of her heroine on one event - her jilting by some man whose name is George . It seems that Granny Weatherall could not forget this betrayal all her life . And she does not forget him even as she dies

The theme of betrayal is a major theme in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall ' However , there are other themes present . The research is going to focus on the theme of feminism , the image of a strong woman who was able to fence in one hundred acres with the help of only one small negro boy . Granny Weatherall is a good example of matriarch who brought up all her children , her household is flourishing and she has respect of everybody who knows her . This thesis will be much discussed because we meet this image of strong woman throughout many works by Katherine Anne Porter . The research draws parallels not only to Porter 's works showing this theme but also some works of other

Also , the study takes a deep look inside the background of Katherine Anne Porter . She is considered to be one of the most prominent Southerner women . Many of her works are built on her personal experiences . In our case , Granny Weatherall is not just a general prototype but she is written from the real person . This person is Porter 's widowed grandmother who was a stem , self-reliant woman . She raised Miss Porter following the traditions of the frontier Southerner Thus Porter got harsh , matriarchal background that is seen in many of her works . In The Jilting of Granny Weatherall ' this old woman and her principles remind us much of Porter 's own granny

The important thing about The Jilting of Granny Weatherall ' is not merely that a proud and stubborn old lady dies , unable to forget the jilting of a long-lost lover , but that the story reflects a particular but common , attitude toward death . The theme of dying although used as a secondary theme is nevertheless very important . The theme of death is closely connected with the theme of religion . Some researchers focused on Porter 's Roman-Catholic religion . Porter married John Henry Koontz the son of a local rancher , in June 1906 in Lufkin , Texas , and converted to Roman Catholicism , her husband 's faith . However , this research is not interested in this aspect of the story . More interesting is the fact that religion bears a symbolic meaning in this short story . Such literary devices as...