... falters she starts to remember back to the day when her faith in order and detail was shattered the worst moment of her life when she was jilted at the altar by George. Now Granny is in her dying hours and she's forced come to terms with her jilting. Granny Weatherall believes that her prayers to God and how orderly she ... Jilting of Granny Weatherall", according to Marton is when all the doubt and betrayal finally start to disappear as Granny Weatherall dies. Granny always felt that being left at the altar was the worse thing to happen to her. Marton states even though the story would...

• Word Count: 456
• Approx Pages: 2

... an enormous city did survive."" (55-56). These two men who were "enemies- (57) can be seen as God and the Devil; they meet "beside/The dying embers of an altar-place,/Where had been heap'd a mass of holy things- (57-59). The description of the holy things as a mass signifies their loss of importance. The holy things, along with the ... altar, are part of the fire that God and the Devil encounter when they meet. The dying fire symbolizes religion symbolizes religion itself. Ironically, if they try to make the fire ... ...

• Word Count: 1142
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... an enormous city did survive."" (55-56). These two men who were "enemies- (57) can be seen as God and the Devil; they meet "beside/The dying embers of an altar-place,/Where had been heap'd a mass of holy things- (57-59). The description of the holy things as a mass signifies their loss of importance. The holy things, along with the ... altar, are part of the fire that God and the Devil encounter when they meet. The dying fire symbolizes religion symbolizes religion itself. Ironically, if they try to make the fire ... ...

• Word Count: 1142
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... ultimately, fear as she faced her last living moments. Granny's strength came from the people she had felt jilted by. George, her past lover, had left her standing at the altar, her heart hardening in the midst of heartbreak. He never came to her and, though it is not stated, it is assumed that she had not heard from him ever ... ...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... minutes. It's not Granny being ill-tempered, instead her inner thoughts reveal it to be in honest mistake. In this story, Granny recalls how her beau, jilted her at the altar. Although it is unclear to the reader what leads up o the wedding day abandonment, she was clearly haunted for sexy years as "she had prayed against remembering him and against ... ...

• Word Count: 547
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School