Essay Outline
- Thesis: In Katherine Porter’s Jilting of Granny Weatherall, granny Weartherall’s main antagonist is life itself (that throws back and forth), but she manages to soldier on and weather all kinds of adversity till her death.
- Jilted at the age of 20
- Granny Weatherall gets jilted by her lover, George, at the age of 20.
- She withstands the pain of the break-up.
- Sick at 40
- At the age of 40, granny Weatherall develops milky leg and double pneumonia.
- She manages to pull through.
- Age catches up at 60
- At the age of 60, she feels old and finished.
- Granny Weatherall makes farewell visits to all her children and grandchildren with the intention of bidding them goodbye.
- Granny writes a will and goes down with fever.
- Like her father, she manages to stay alive beyond 60.
- At the age of 80, granny looses faith
- Granny doesn’t want to meet Father Connolly when he visits.
- Granny asks God to let her be; she found a new world that is better.
- She finally passes on in her sleep.
- Conclusion
Throughout the book, granny Weatherall grapples with life challenges. She is jilted by her lover at the age of 20, she develops milky leg and double pneumonia at the age of 40, age catches up with her at the age of 60, and she loses faith in church at the age of 80. Life, the main antagonist, is unfair to her, but she manages to stay alive till the age of 80. Above all, granny proves that she is strong-willed and hardworking; that is why she mages to raise a large family, look after livestock, care for the sick, and work for the church despite all the unfortunate events she goes through.
