Katherine Anne Porter
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
Page 769
2007 COS – 1a
2010 COS –RL.11-12.1; RL.11-12.3; RL.11-12.4;
RL.11-12.5; RL.11-12.10; W.11-12.2; W.11-12.4;
W.11-12.10; SL.11-12.1; L.11-12.1; L.11-12.2;
L.11-12.4; L.11-12.6
AHSGE – R.IV.2
Katherine Anne Porter
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Porter had a natural talent for clear,
flowing language
Her main themes include the
burden of past evil and the strain
with which that evil holds us captive
in the present
Literary Terms
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Stream of Consciousness (p. 770) –
a style of writing that conveys the
inner– and sometimes chaotic –
workings of a character’s mind.
Ambiguities – meanings that are
unclear or open to more than one
interpretation
Quickwrite
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This story deals with an event from
Granny’s past that she just can’t
forget. What event from your past
do you think you will never forget?
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
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Identify the setting of the story.
How does Granny seem to feel about
Doctor Harry?
How does Granny seem to feel about
Cornelia?
Who are George and John?
Why does Granny say that John would
be a child beside her if she saw him
now?
Describe the character of Granny.
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
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What is the event from her life that
Granny can never forget?
The character of Hapsy is an ambiguous
character. Who is Hapsy?
Why is it ironic that Granny wants
someone to find George to tell him she
forgot him?
Granny says she was given back
everything George took away and more.
Then she says there was something that
was not given back. What do you think
she did not get back?
“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”
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Why is Father Connolly at Granny’s
bedside?
The last paragraph implies that once
again Granny has been betrayed. What
betrayal does Granny feel she has
suffered at the end when she says, “For
the second time there was no sign.
Again no bridegroom and the priest in
the house”?
What does the light at the end of the
story symbolize?
List Granny’s children.
Activity
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Porter uses stream of consciousness
technique to tell the story of Granny’s
jilting and death. Why do you think she
chose to use this method? Does this
technique contribute to the mood of the
story? Explain your answer in a wellwritten paragraph.
Page 779 Vocabulary Development
Activity (1-8)