The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Analysis

As people live on to be 70 to 80 years old they carry memories from their childhood days till they die. Many memories can shape them in a high-minded way or in an inadequate way. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Flannery O 'Connor, Granny Weatherall faced multiple hardships in her lifetime up that she cannot forget. The results she received made Granny Weatherall not rely on anybody to help her out because she took control over her life. While in “A good man is hard to find” nameless grandma came from a childhood where all people gave and received “respect”. However, she did not have any respect for her family due to her selfishness. Both of these short story readings include information about both seniors, the characters characteristics, …show more content…
In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” Mrs. Weatherall is a strong but feeble character. As a character granny Weatherall prides herself with the struggles she had faced in her lifetime. Granny Weatherall delineates herself to anything because she has been through the worst already. However, the quote “Get along now, take your schoolbooks and go. There’s nothing wrong with me” () this quote indicates, she is very old because in the beginning of the story she is being examined by a doctor. In the very end of the story it is describing granny Weatherall’s death “I’m not going, Cornelia. I’m taken by surprise I can’t go” (265) so this explains Granny Weatherall is feeble because she cannot take charge of one thing, which is her death. Additionally, in “A good man is hard to find” the nameless grandma is a static character throughout the whole story. The grandma was a static character because she did not alter her character. As a character the nameless does not change in the story, remaining being the same manipulative, self centered, and a dishonest character. For example, “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida” (493) so her family did not go to Florida because of her. “If you don’t shut up, we won’t go anywhere.” “It would be very educational for them, the grandmother murmured.” These quotes show how manipulative and selfish she is into convincing her own son to do …show more content…
However, in “A good man is hard to find” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” both grandmas are the main character but for two different short stories. The attention is more focused on Granny Weatherall and nameless grandma than any other character in both stories. The rest of the characters in “A good man is hard to find” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” support the main characters by making the stories flow