Introduction to Granny Weatherall

In the very start of Granny Weather it is very clear about her bitterness towards the rest of the world. Whenever the story first opens up it shows how Granny Weatherall is basically on her death bed and is counting down the minutes to whenever her time will come. The doctor named Harry as well as Granny's own children are talking about her slowly slipping away when Granny is literally in listening distance from them hearing everything they are saying. This fact alone makes Granny even more bitter due to her not wanting people to assume she is useless and is not wanting to be treated like she isn't even around. As Granny talks more and more, it goes into the background of the tragedy that she has had to live with all of these years. Granny was originally set to get married many years prior to that stage in her life, however her husband had died before the wedding. Granny resented him for this fact, as she would go on about how she didn't need a man to start a family as well as didn't need a man to tend to the farm or take care of the responsibilities she had. Granny continues to assure everyone about the fact that she did not need him to happy, almost as if she is angry at him personally for passing on. As it continued on in the story, Granny would continue to insist how she does not need any sort of taking care of as if she was a toddler. Granny's own children are aware of how her time is running short quick, as she is slowly becoming closer and closer to the end of what her life has become. As Granny's life is continuing to come to an end, it becomes very clear that she had lived a very sad life and basically has every reason to be angry with the world around her as well as being bitter toward everyone who aims to tend to her. This fact heavily reflects back on the example of her not just needing a man but also does not need anyone else, she obviously likes to keep a wall around her heart as well as keeping people out of her world. Granny continues to lay on her death bed as the rest of her family is gathered around her waiting for time to do what it does best. As time is slowly running out, Granny goes on to say "I am not ready to die yet, I hate surprises" which really pulls at the heart strings as it explains the concept of death as a surprise. Death in entirety is a whole big surprise, as nobody is really ready for death to come knocking on the door. Death is a concept that is touched on a lot throughout this story, as this story as a whole is very dark and has no happy moments highlighted in it what so ever. Towards the very end of the passage Granny's breathing starts very gradually slowing down as well as her knowing death is soon to come. Granny's whole family is gathered around as the clock continues to tick, and eventually father time does what it does best and Granny slowly slips away. This story is a highlight of death being a fact of life that we have to come to terms with sooner or later, as well as it being a heavy concept to sink in. Death will come to everyone at some point, and it will always be a surprise to them as it is never something that will be an easy thing to sink in. The passage does not have a happy ending, as Granny dies with resentment with the life she had lived and with curiosity with what could have been. Death changes the way people think, and is the drive to how we live our everyday life before death comes knocking on the door. Not all stories have happy endings, and the story of The Jilting of Granny Weatherall is certainly no exception.