The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
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All Themes Order and Control Death and Old Age vs. Life and Youth Female Strength Religion vs. Humanity
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All Characters Granny / Ellen Weatherall Cornelia Doctor Harry Hapsy George Father Connolly
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All Symbols The Wedding Cake The Point of Light
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The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

by Katherine Anne Porter
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis Summary
Themes
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  • Order and Control Theme Icon
    Order and Control
  • Death and Old Age vs. Life and Youth Theme Icon
    Death and Old Age vs. Life and Youth
  • Female Strength Theme Icon
    Female Strength
  • Religion vs. Humanity Theme Icon
    Religion vs. Humanity
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Granny / Ellen Weatherall
  • Cornelia
  • Doctor Harry
  • Hapsy
  • George
  • Father Connolly
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Wedding Cake Symbol Icon
    The Wedding Cake
  • The Point of Light Symbol Icon
    The Point of Light
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Stream of Consciousness
  • Style
  • Tone
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The Wedding Cake

As Granny thinks back to the day that she was jilted at the altar by her former fiancé, George, sixty years ago, one of the first images to spring into her mind is that…

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The Point of Light

As Granny dies, she seems to become a small “point of light” that leaves her earthly body. “The blue light from Cornelia’s lampshade drew into a tiny point in the center of her brain…

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