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The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
How is "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" a stream of consciousness story?
As a literary style, stream of consciousness offers the uninterrupted and nonlinear thoughts of the story's narrator. Objectivity plays no role, as all events are filtered through the flow of the...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," how is Granny Weatherall jilted for a second time?
Granny Weatherall is first jilted by George many years before when he fails to show up for their wedding. On this occasion, she was left alone with a priest and it leaves an indelible mark on her....
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Why is stream-of-consciousness appropriate in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"? What about Ellen Weatherall's...
Stream-of-consciousness is appropriate to Granny's thoughts as she lies dying because her mind moves in and out from memory to a blurred conception of the present. Devised by the Modernists as part...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What does Granny Weatherall have in common with J. Alfred Prufrock?
Both J. Alfred Prufrock and Granny Weatherall are quite focused on either the possibility or the reality of being rejected, and both connect rejection with death. Prufrock wishes to ask a woman...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is the point of view in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
This story is written from the third person point of view. A key indicator that the narration is third person is the usage of pronouns like "she." More specifically, the story is written in the...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Why doesn't Hapsy come to her death bed in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
The text does not explain why Hapsy does not come to Granny Weatherall’s deathbed, nor does it tell us where Hapsy is. However, toward the end of the story, when Granny asks her daughter Cornelia...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What does the name Weatherall have to do with Granny's nature (or her life story)? What other traits or qualities do...
The name "Weatherall" implies exactly what it seems to imply. Granny seems to have, over the course of her life, "weathered all" of life's hardships and disappointments. She recalls various...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In the first paragraph of The jilting of Granny Weatherall what does the writer tell about Ellen Weatherall?
Ellen Weatherall is stubborn and even a little combative. "She flicked her wrist neatly" out of the doctor's fingers as he is attempting to examine her, and she "pulled the sheet up to her chin,"...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What does Granny's name mean in the story? What would her character analysis be like?
To think about the meaning of a name, start first with the literal meaning, and then second with the associated or metaphorical meaning. To "weather" something is to make it through; the expression...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is the symbolism in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
There are several symbols in Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall." Symbols of Christianity A candle, a crucifix, and a rosary are on a table covered with linen (as is an...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What does Granny mean when she thinks, “That was hell, she knew hell when she saw it” and how does she feel about...
When Granny thinks about hell, she is thinking about the day she was jilted and the mental anguish she suffers when she thinks about George. She prayed for sixty years trying to forget George,...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What painful memory is "squeezed out" of Granny's heart in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
In life and in her dying, Granny is haunted by the memory of her "jilting." As Granny recalls all her accomplishments in life, she feels a sense of pride that she has been productive. "You waste...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is the significance of Hapsy in paragraph 41 of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"? What religious symbolism is...
Granny Weatherall is, of course, on her deathbed. As she is dying, she hallucinates, her mind moving in and out of the conscious world. "A long way back through a great many rooms," she finds her...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What has George taken from Granny Weatherall that she hopes to regain by the end of "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
As George is the name of the man that jilted Granny Weatherall all those years ago, and as this is still something that Granny Weatherall remembers with shame and embarrassment, we can infer that...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Hi, Is Granny Weatherall a static character? "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter's short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" is the tale of a woman who suffers a terrible situation in her youth: She is jilted at the altar on the day of her wedding day...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What are the 2 major examples of "irony of situation" in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
Since "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" involves stream-of-consciousness there is a great deal that goes on in Granny's mind that does not find itself in reality; as a result, the outcome is very...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Would you call the character of Doctor Harry flat or round? Why is his flatness or roundness appropriate to the story?
I would say that Doctor Harry is a flat character, and that his flatness is appropriate to the story. He's flat because he's just a set of tics and external characteristics, described from the...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is Granny's reaction to Dr. Harry's presence?
Granny Weatherall is irritated by Doctor Harry's presence. She feels that Doctor Harry patronizes her, so she does not enjoy his visits. More than anything, she is upset that a doctor half her age...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What “cherished illusions” does Porter destroy in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"? Novelist Reynolds Price asserts...
That is a very interesting quote you have given about this author and the effect that she achieves with her stories. I supposed from this story, however, one of the main cherished illusions that we...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is the irony of Granny Weatherall?
Part of the irony of this story is that Granny feels she is on her feet now "morally speaking". However, she is dying isolated, waiting for a sign from God that never comes. She...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," who are John and George? They are mentioned but it does not explain...
George was the man to whom Granny was engaged when she was twenty. He jilted her at the altar on their wedding day, and sixty years later, the memory of the pain of his abandonment still has the...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall", why did Father Connolly tickle Granny Weatherall's feet?
The arrival of Father Connolly heralds another moment of bitter-sweet humour as he begins to perform the Last Rites on Granny Weatherall. Crucial to understanding the story is the point of view...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Who is Cornelia and how does Granny feel towards her?
Cornelia is Granny's daughter who is caring for Granny. Granny seems mostly annoyed by Cornelia. She says that Cornelia is too good and dutiful and she needs a spanking. When Cornelia is crying...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Who is the man who "cursed like a sailor's parrot" in the story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
The narrative of the story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" follows the stream of consciousness style. This means that the sequence of events will not follow a traditional order, and the point of...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What memories and details suggest Granny's physical and emotional strength?
In the short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," many details illustrate Granny's physical and emotional strength as she lies on her deathbed. Granny remembers her physical strength when she...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
How would you characterize Granny Weatherall in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
Of course, the stream of consciousness narrative adopted by the author gives us a real insight into Granny Weatherall's character. Clearly, if you read this story, hopefully you cannot fail to...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, does anyone know if Granny goes to heaven or hell?...
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter portrays the death of an elderly woman. In the beginning of the story, Ellen Weatherall does not realize that she is dying. She lies in...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is ironic in that Granny says she wants to see George 60 years later to tell him that she has forgotten him for...
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," by Katherine Anne Porter, I think that Granny wants to see George, sixty years after their break-up, to tell him that she forgot about him; however, I think...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What are the conflicts in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
Granny Weatherall conflicts with Doctor Harry, who treats her like a little girl despite the fact that he is so much younger than she is. He says to her, "'Now, now, be a good girl, and we'll have...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," who is the man who cursed like a sailor's parrot and the man driving the cart?...
The man who "cursed like a sailor's parrot" is an unnamed character who was present long ago when Granny realized she had been jilted at her wedding. At that moment, Granny was so overwhelmed that...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," why does Granny feel that she is not ready to die?
Granny Weatherall isn't ready to die yet, or so she thinks, because she has not experienced the stereotypical "seeing the light, the tunnel, Jesus holding out his hands" type of...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What are the internal and external conflicts in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"?
This excellent story is actually quite a challenge to piece together as the narrative method adopted, the stream of consciousness method, allows for a very incoherent jumping of one memory or...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," what does she mean by saying her "bones felt loose"? Also, what does she mean...
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," passages such as these serve as figurative language to describe the foggy mind of the dying protagonist. The doctor, for example, is in no way literally...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
How does Granny's vision of Hapsy foreshadow the end of the story?
Granny Weatherall was jilted at the alter by George. She waited for George and he never showed up. On her deathbed, she waits for Hapsy and a sign from God or Jesus that this is her time and she...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Who is John? That is, what is the history here? How does Granny Weatherall feel about him?
John is Granny's husband who had died many years previously. On the day she was jilted, her world was collapsing, but John's "caught her under the breast, she had not fallen." John...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What does the blue light represent? "The Gilting of Granny Weatherall"
Traditionally, blue is the color of stability, calm, and order; however, it also respresents other feelings such as depression. As the color of the sky, blue has an expansiveness to it, too. In...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What realization does Granny come to after her children arrive?
After all of her children begin to arrive, understanding that her death is fast approaching, Granny Ellen Weatherall realizes that "she had changed her mind after sixty years and she would like to...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
How many children does Granny Weatherall have? How do we know? I've heard that she has a child named George, after...
As the tenacious eighty-year-old Granny Weatherall lies in her deathbed she experiences a stream of thoughts and memories, especially as she recalls her being jilted at the altar of her marriage....
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In the story, Granny said, "What was it? Something not given back...." What wasn't given back?
In her moments of dying, Granny tells Cornelia that she wants to send a message to George or would like to see him. She wants to prove to him that, even though he jilted her, she was able to move...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Which memory is most painful to Granny as she reviews her life?
The memory that was most painful to Granny was the day she was jilted by George "...since the day the wedding cake was not cut, but thrown out and wasted." Granny, Ellen, felt like the...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What is the function of the narrative gap or gaps that create uncertainty about Hapsy in "The Jilting of Granny...
This story is told from the point of view of a third-person narrator who sees into the mind of Granny Weatherall as she in engaged in what is know as stream of consciousness. Naturally as the dying...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
What are two personal qualities Granny values and possesses?
Two other qualities that Granny values highly are a sense of order and he independence. Granny has worked hard for years to keep her life in order. She talks about the shelves being ordered and...
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In the story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," why is Granny concerned about the box in the attic?
Let us remember that this incredible story allows us to see the dying thoughts and cares and concerns of a woman who is thinking about preparing herself for death. She has so many things that she...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
At the beginning of the story, what attitude does Granny have toward the doctor, toward Cornelia, and toward her own...
At the very beginning of the story, from the very first paragraph, Granny is extraordinarily disdainful of the doctor. She even goes as far as to refer to him a "brat" in her head. She is convinced...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Why might the author have chosen "Weatherall" as an appropriate surname for Granny?
Granny Wetherall has encountered many challenges during her long, hard life. One might say she's weathered many storms. Whatever life's thrown at her, she's always managed to get through...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," what type of advice did Granny give to her family?
While she is sick, Granny notes that she "isn't too old yet" to give advice to Lydia about her children. Her son Jimmy had continued to ask her for business advice. Granny indicates that Cornelia...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In the very first paragraph, what does the writer tell us about Granny Weatherall in "The Jilting of Granny...
This is the first paragraph of the story:She flicked her wrist neatly out of Doctor Harry’s pudgy careful fingers and pulled the sheet up to her chin. The brat ought to be in knee breeches....
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall", is there humour in the text?
You asked two questions in your original question, and enotes specifies that you are only able to ask one, so I have edited it to focus on the humour in the text. Clearly, if you read this story,...
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How does Mrs Weatherall character evolve over the course of the story
Considering that the story is narrated as a stream of consciousness, one might want to start stating that she is narrating from one same setting, but jumping from memory to memory. It would not be...
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
In the story, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Ann Porter, what does the name 'Weatherall' have to do...
The descriptions of nature or weather in the story reflect Granny Weatherall's state of mind. The morning of her death her bed felt "pleasant as a hammock in a light wind". However,...
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