Katherine Anne Porter's The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

Katherine Anne Porter chooses to tell her story, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall from the third person point of view. The difference between the first and third person point of view is evident in the first line of this story, instead of hearing the story directly from one of the main characters it comes in the form of narration. After a few paragraphs, it becomes evident that the story is being told in the limited …

…This is illustrated by the clarity associated with her thoughts of her past life while present events are unclear and are intertwined with other past occurrences. It is quite obvious that the omniscient third person point of view is an integral part of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Without this point of view, the reader would not be able to understand the importance that Granny places on her past as opposed to her final day.