The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Group

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crayner1020
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What would be some very good compare/contrast points when comparing the stories "A Rose for Emily" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?

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Posted by crayner1020 on Tuesday February 10, 2009 at 9:09 AM and tagged with a rose for emily, characters, comparecontrast, granny weatherall, miss emily, the jilting of granny weatherall.

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  1. kwoo1213 Teacher
    College - Freshman

    The most obvious would be the characters of Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall.  Both are very stubborn old women who are set in their ways and ho have jaded views of reality.  Both harbor resentments about their pasts, too.  Both women have also been betrayed and jilted.  Emily, for example, has been betrayed by her father because of the way he raised her.  He did not let her have a normal childhood and adolescence because he kept her so sheltered.  Granny Weatherall was jilted by George, who left her at the altar, and by Hapsy, her child who died.  There are many more similiarities and quite a few differences, too!

    Another similarity is the setting. Both stories are set in Southern states.  Both women also have similar value systems that are clearly Southern in nature. 

    Some of the differences include the authors' writing styles, the themes of the stories, and the tones of each story.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/jilting-granny/summary
    http://www.enotes.com/rose-emily/introduction

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    Posted by kwoo1213 on Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 1:54 PM


  2. brandih

    If you are writing for an essay, you might want to check out eNotes' free guide called How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Essay.

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    Posted by brandih on Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 2:05 PM