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“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” By Katherine Anne Porter
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Katherine Anne Porter Born May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas Educated in convent schools in the south Converted to Catholicism First Published Work: Flowering Judas in 1930
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Katherine Anne Porter Her stories are known to dramatize her political and social liberal beliefs. Demanded much of herself and her work Many works were never published because they did not live up to her standards
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Symbols Look for the use of Symbols What do they mean?
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Look For Alliteration-Repetition of a consonant sound Irony-The opposite of what is expected Metaphor-Comparison of unalike things without using like, as, or than Onomatopoeia-Word that imitates a sound Paradox-Contradictory statement that is actually true Simile-Comparison of unalike things using like, as, or than
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