The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall: Five Stages Of Death
Granny Weatherall
Throughout the short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, the main character, Ellen (or Granny) Weatherall is on her deathbed. In this short story, Granny Weatherall goes through each of the five stages of death. The story is not in chronological order, so the stages of death are not in order, but they are all there; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Katherine Anne Porter, the author of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, reflects herself in her story. To know what the process of dying is like, Porter must had to have experienced the death of someone close to her at some point in her life, in order to create a short story like The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Denial is expressed throughout the majority …show more content…
At the age of two, Porter’s mother died and her Grandmother raised her, and then she too passed away when Porter was eleven years old. (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter). This might be the experience that inspired her story. Her grandmother was described as a dominant woman, just like Granny Weatherall. This short story is a story told partly with a narrative technique known as stream consciousness, according to American psychologist William James. This technique allows authors to portray a character’s continuing “stream” of thoughts as they occur, regardless of the stories sequence. This explains why the short story is complicated to read because it is not in chronological order (a Study Guide). Porter spent two years in a sanatorium while she had tuberculosis, (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter) which is where she could have encountered people who are in and out of consciousness. Also, Porter had 4 failed marriages and numerous love affairs with younger, married or otherwise unsuitable men (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter) which could explain why Granny is left at the altar by George and feels jilted by the death of John. They both have had relationships that came to an end. During her first marriage, Porter converted to Catholicism, which is another theme in the story, since Granny is a
Throughout the short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, the main character, Ellen (or Granny) Weatherall is on her deathbed. In this short story, Granny Weatherall goes through each of the five stages of death. The story is not in chronological order, so the stages of death are not in order, but they are all there; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Katherine Anne Porter, the author of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, reflects herself in her story. To know what the process of dying is like, Porter must had to have experienced the death of someone close to her at some point in her life, in order to create a short story like The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Denial is expressed throughout the majority …show more content…
At the age of two, Porter’s mother died and her Grandmother raised her, and then she too passed away when Porter was eleven years old. (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter). This might be the experience that inspired her story. Her grandmother was described as a dominant woman, just like Granny Weatherall. This short story is a story told partly with a narrative technique known as stream consciousness, according to American psychologist William James. This technique allows authors to portray a character’s continuing “stream” of thoughts as they occur, regardless of the stories sequence. This explains why the short story is complicated to read because it is not in chronological order (a Study Guide). Porter spent two years in a sanatorium while she had tuberculosis, (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter) which is where she could have encountered people who are in and out of consciousness. Also, Porter had 4 failed marriages and numerous love affairs with younger, married or otherwise unsuitable men (Chapter 7: Early Twentieth Century - Katherine Anne Porter) which could explain why Granny is left at the altar by George and feels jilted by the death of John. They both have had relationships that came to an end. During her first marriage, Porter converted to Catholicism, which is another theme in the story, since Granny is a