The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Compare And Contrast Essay
Kimberly Nolan
Mrs. Quinn
English 101, Comp. 1
31 March 2013
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Most people have experience the feeling of being rejected, abandoned, or walked out on? “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” is a short story written about an old woman, named Granny (Ellen) Weatherall, whom has felt jilted not only by her first love, but also by God. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” was written by Katherine Anne Porter, a woman who lived a hard life, and later a movie was made of the story. Porter struggled with several divorces, several miscarriages, and losing her mother at the age of two (Wilson). Porter may have felt as is if she experienced being jilted by God to influence her to write such a story. The story is more …show more content…
of a summary of what Granny was going through, while the movie gives great detail of what Granny went through. From the readers perspective Katherine Anne Porter demonstrates conflict and mood between the mother-daughter relationship in her short story and later in the movie. The conflict that is explained in the short story is the relationship that Granny and Cornelia hold. Cornelia is Granny’s primary caregiver; she cared for her mother to every extent and would do anything to make her mother proud. Granny is the mother who is very controlling and gets angry when she feels she is being treated like a child, “Get along… Don’t let Cornelia lead you on” (Porter). Cornelia was good and dutiful, “so good and dutiful… I’d like to spank her, said Granny” (Porter). Granny feels as if Cornelia has switched the roles between the two and tries to act as if she is the mother, and this makes Granny angry with Cornelia, and she demands a lot from her, “Well Cornelia, I want a noggin of hot toddy… I’m chilly Cornelia, lying in bed stops the circulation. I must of told you this a thousand times” (Porter). Granny and Cornelia have a strong and close relationship, but the mood in the story expresses that Cornelia is hurt, and feels as if she is the enemy. Granny doesn’t let Cornelia know how good of a daughter she is, and the whole time Cornelia seeks her mother’s approval for everything. The short story and the movie have many similarities: such as how Granny felt jilted when she was left standing alone at the altar by her first love George.
And Even though she felt lost in her heart, she was proud to have married her late husband John and to have him as the father of her children. The short story and the movie also share the story elements of conflict and hurt between the mother-daughter relationship, the movie gives the viewer more of an understanding of the relationship that occurred in the short story. The short story is well written, but the movie brings everything together because the story was brief about the relationship while the movie provided greater detail between Granny and …show more content…
Cornelia. In contrast, the movie is visual, which made it easier for the reader to follow, rather than reading the short story because the viewer can see the relationship unfold into a very close but an enemy relationship. Throughout the movie there is a lot of visual conflict showing that Granny and Cornelia are having towards each other. Cornelia is taking care of her eighty year old mother, trying to be a wife, and the best daughter that she can be (Geller). She sometimes tries too hard, which makes Granny feel like she is the child. Cornelia should receive the utmost respect from her mother, but Granny makes her feel as if she doesn’t care for all Cornelia has done and is constantly talking about her deceased daughter Hapsy. This makes Cornelia feeling hurt and that she is not being appreciated for how dedicated she is to taking care of her dying mother. During the movie, Cornelia immensely tries for her mother to acknowledge her. Cornelia even says, “I’m starting to look like you” and Granny tells Cornelia that she is just imaging it (Geller). Even though Granny and Cornelia shared a lot of conflict and hurt, they were mother and daughter who shared a bond that was both strong and hard to break.
Granny knew she was dying and didn’t know how to express the feelings that her daughter Cornelia wanted and deserved. She felt overwhelmed with being jilted by her first love, but also felt as if God had also let her down by taking her husband and daughter. Granny had still unanswered questions that she would never receive the answers to, which probably led to the conflict she had with her daughter. Considering Cornelia was the one Granny was closest with and spent the most time with, is allegedly the reason for the relationship the mother and daughter
shared.
Works Cited
Geller, Robert, prod. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Randa Haines. 1980. Monterey
Media, Inc., 2005. DVD.
Porter, Katherine Anne. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” 1930. PDF file.
Morrisville State College.
Wilson, Sarah E. "A Writers Writer." Preserving the Archives of Katherine Anne Porter: n. pag. “Ebsco Host”. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.
Mrs. Quinn
English 101, Comp. 1
31 March 2013
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Most people have experience the feeling of being rejected, abandoned, or walked out on? “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” is a short story written about an old woman, named Granny (Ellen) Weatherall, whom has felt jilted not only by her first love, but also by God. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” was written by Katherine Anne Porter, a woman who lived a hard life, and later a movie was made of the story. Porter struggled with several divorces, several miscarriages, and losing her mother at the age of two (Wilson). Porter may have felt as is if she experienced being jilted by God to influence her to write such a story. The story is more …show more content…
of a summary of what Granny was going through, while the movie gives great detail of what Granny went through. From the readers perspective Katherine Anne Porter demonstrates conflict and mood between the mother-daughter relationship in her short story and later in the movie. The conflict that is explained in the short story is the relationship that Granny and Cornelia hold. Cornelia is Granny’s primary caregiver; she cared for her mother to every extent and would do anything to make her mother proud. Granny is the mother who is very controlling and gets angry when she feels she is being treated like a child, “Get along… Don’t let Cornelia lead you on” (Porter). Cornelia was good and dutiful, “so good and dutiful… I’d like to spank her, said Granny” (Porter). Granny feels as if Cornelia has switched the roles between the two and tries to act as if she is the mother, and this makes Granny angry with Cornelia, and she demands a lot from her, “Well Cornelia, I want a noggin of hot toddy… I’m chilly Cornelia, lying in bed stops the circulation. I must of told you this a thousand times” (Porter). Granny and Cornelia have a strong and close relationship, but the mood in the story expresses that Cornelia is hurt, and feels as if she is the enemy. Granny doesn’t let Cornelia know how good of a daughter she is, and the whole time Cornelia seeks her mother’s approval for everything. The short story and the movie have many similarities: such as how Granny felt jilted when she was left standing alone at the altar by her first love George.
And Even though she felt lost in her heart, she was proud to have married her late husband John and to have him as the father of her children. The short story and the movie also share the story elements of conflict and hurt between the mother-daughter relationship, the movie gives the viewer more of an understanding of the relationship that occurred in the short story. The short story is well written, but the movie brings everything together because the story was brief about the relationship while the movie provided greater detail between Granny and …show more content…
Cornelia. In contrast, the movie is visual, which made it easier for the reader to follow, rather than reading the short story because the viewer can see the relationship unfold into a very close but an enemy relationship. Throughout the movie there is a lot of visual conflict showing that Granny and Cornelia are having towards each other. Cornelia is taking care of her eighty year old mother, trying to be a wife, and the best daughter that she can be (Geller). She sometimes tries too hard, which makes Granny feel like she is the child. Cornelia should receive the utmost respect from her mother, but Granny makes her feel as if she doesn’t care for all Cornelia has done and is constantly talking about her deceased daughter Hapsy. This makes Cornelia feeling hurt and that she is not being appreciated for how dedicated she is to taking care of her dying mother. During the movie, Cornelia immensely tries for her mother to acknowledge her. Cornelia even says, “I’m starting to look like you” and Granny tells Cornelia that she is just imaging it (Geller). Even though Granny and Cornelia shared a lot of conflict and hurt, they were mother and daughter who shared a bond that was both strong and hard to break.
Granny knew she was dying and didn’t know how to express the feelings that her daughter Cornelia wanted and deserved. She felt overwhelmed with being jilted by her first love, but also felt as if God had also let her down by taking her husband and daughter. Granny had still unanswered questions that she would never receive the answers to, which probably led to the conflict she had with her daughter. Considering Cornelia was the one Granny was closest with and spent the most time with, is allegedly the reason for the relationship the mother and daughter
shared.
Works Cited
Geller, Robert, prod. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Randa Haines. 1980. Monterey
Media, Inc., 2005. DVD.
Porter, Katherine Anne. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” 1930. PDF file.
Morrisville State College.
Wilson, Sarah E. "A Writers Writer." Preserving the Archives of Katherine Anne Porter: n. pag. “Ebsco Host”. Web. 20 Mar. 2013.