The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall
The modernist movement in literature around the turn of the century created an incredible change in the way writers viewed their work. This new group of writers was affected by the new perception held of the world and our place in it, and they tried to communicate fears and opinions through unique writing styles. Katherine Anne Porter's early story "The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall" is a perfect illustration of modernism
In this story, the literary technique of stream-of-consciousness is used. This narrative is in no way structured into a coherent, lo…
