Cornelia is Granny Weatherall’s daughter, and is the child seemingly most involved in caring for her sick mother. Readers are not told much about her other than through Granny’s (mostly irritable) opinions of her, but Cornelia seems exceptionally kind and patient, and is trying her best to make her mother comfortable despite Granny Weatherall’s constant criticism.
Cornelia Quotes in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The The Jilting of Granny Weatherall quotes below are all either spoken by Cornelia or refer to Cornelia . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Quotes
Cornelia was dutiful; that was the trouble with her. Dutiful and good: “So good and dutiful,” said Granny, “that I’d like to spank her.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire The Jilting of Granny Weatherall LitChart as a printable PDF.
Cornelia Quotes in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The The Jilting of Granny Weatherall quotes below are all either spoken by Cornelia or refer to Cornelia . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Quotes
Cornelia was dutiful; that was the trouble with her. Dutiful and good: “So good and dutiful,” said Granny, “that I’d like to spank her.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
