There are many wonderful people in the world. One of them is my grandmother, Phyllis Pelts. At the age of seventy-three, she continues to make her mark on the world. Standing only five feet tall, nothing can intimidate her. Phyllis, also known as Gran, is a widow and is currently on the road of recovery from a double knee replacement. Not even a double knee replacement can hold her down. She is strong and independant. Gran is always up to date despite her age. She is fashionable, enjoyable, and most importantly, caring. First of all, Gran is not a typical grandma. Devoted to stay involved in life, she cannot just sit around her house all day and do nothing. She supports every one of her grandchildren immensely. Throughout her four grandchildren, she attends every single football, basketball, softball, golf, and baseball game. Also, not to mention other events such as swim meets and dance recitals. Anytime her grandchildren are performing, she is always there in the stands cheering for them. At every single one of my brother’s basketball games you will hear her yell, “GO TYLER! YEAH, MAKE THAT SHOT!” Without a doubt, Gran is over achieving the role of being a grandmother. Secondly, being a grandmother takes on the act of spoiling the grandkids. One of Gran’s favorite hobbies is to go shopping. However, she will not buy anything unless it is on sale …show more content…
Caring means to display kindness or concern for others. I can not think of a better person who characterizes that definition. Gran has been caring for students for over forty-two years. She continues to connect with many students from school- including my friends. She is the most caring person I know. There also has not been a time that I can remember of when she was not in a positive attitude. She focuses on the positive situations in life. It is my job to care for her just as much as she cares for me. I could have not asked for a better
There are three stages of thought for the Grandmother. During the first stage, which is in the beginning, she is completely focused on herself in relation to how others think of her. The second stage occurs wh...
She manipulates her son and lies to her grandchildren, and nags constantly about the lack of the present. 2. She has no self-awareness and seems unmindful of the things around her. 2. The grandmother thinks that she is the best person to judge others as well as the best person to instruct other people on how to live their lives.
As the above quote shows, parents are customarily seen as willing to to do anything and everything for their children's safety and health. Their perpetual love for their offspring allows them to willingly put themselves in any situation, if it benefits their children. This powerful love also extends greatly to grandparents. Due to their elderly age, many grandparents are viewed as incapable of providing sufficient care for their grandchildren. Although age does act as a roadblock, grandparents love for their grandchildren overcomes this. In “A Worn Path”, a short story written by Eudora Welty, the protagonist Phoenix Jackson defies
The grandmother is very judgmental and her actions lead up to her family’s death. She calls a little boy a cute “little pick ninny” and we see her true colors. Pick ninny is a derogatory word towards black people and no good Christian woman would ever say those words (O’Connor 412). The grandmother tries very hard to be a good woman but her actions oppose everything she wants society to believe about her. The grandmother sees that her grandchildren are not the most behaved kids so she tells them they should be good people by listening and showing respect. She wants her grandchildren to have respect for their “native states and their parents and for everything else” (O’Connor 412). She tries to tell her grandchildren to be good
Granny recalls riding out to women having babies and sitting with sick animals and people and hardly ever losing one. Granny was not self-absorbed, but became involved in helping others through their problems. Mentoring a person suffering from an adversity is a chance to help them, but also a chance to make use of a personal adversity and persevere. Joseph Wiesenfarth asserts Granny’s children are her consolation for the pain she suffered in her life (“Internal Opposition” 106). The attentiveness of Cornelia and the rushing of Lydia and Jimmy to be at their dying mother’s bedside points not to children who consoled their mother, but to a mother who consoled her children, overcoming adversity for the sake of their future.
In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” the grandmother, alluded to as “Granny” within the story, is nothing short of an honorary elderly woman. She is petulant towards the doctor, behaving like an irritated child, who comes to speak to her and check on her failing health. Granny denies her ill health vehemently, informing the doctor not to let “Cornelia lead you on...go and doctor your sick!” while her daughter informs the good doctor of the truth of the matter.
The grandmother shows throughout the short story that she is concerned for herself only. From the beginning, when she tries to make the family go up to Tennessee because she wanted to, until the end when she only stands up for herself against The Misfit. The grandmother, because she considered herself to be a lady, and few others to be good, saw herself above those around her. She saw something special in herself, which was why she insisted to The Misfit that, “You wouldn’t shoot a lady” (14). Even as her son is taken back into the woods to be shot, she remains still. This combined with the authority that she feels comes with her age and position in the family vault her importance far above that of her family that she is with. Her self-elevation, in turn, affects her morals, as she sees the flaws in others but not in herself, and views it as selfish when others get what they want. The grandmother’s narrow-minded egocentric behavior that she exhibits, along with he...
The grandmother is very adamant. Most humans are stubborn by nature. They refuse to alter their ideas regardless of circumstance. The grandmother was set on visiting Tennessee and visiting Florida was not an option. She did not care at all about why her family wanted to visit Florida. At every chance that arose, she attempted to change Bailey’s mind. She presents Bailey with many reasons as to why they shouldn’t go to Florida, but she doesn’t care at all about those things. She just needs an excuse for her family to go to Tennessee. The grandmother is only interested in her own motives, she pretends to be interested in the children and what is good for them. She dresses up very womanlike so people who didn’t know her would think that she was a lady. She shows that she cares about her self-image a lot and she seems to only care about herself.
Not only is the grandmother portrayed as being selfish, she's also very annoying. She talks from the moment they leave the house all the way until they have the accident. She is constantly talking about the scenery or telling a pointless story. She seemingly has good intentions to break the tension between the family members, but her intentions definitely fail. Instead of breaking the tension, she causes everyone to become agit...
She only cares for herself and uses her manipulative skills to trick the other characters into doing what she wants. However, she views herself to be of higher moral standings than the other characters. If the grandmother has any lesson for the reader, the lesson is that no matter how tricky one is or how high one holds their standards to be, not everyone gets their way all the
One of the joys of being a grandmother is getting a second chance of raising a child with less responsibilities and more time (MHM p,3). Most grandmothers in the book enjoy their time with their grandchildren because it allows them to make up for time lost
The grandmother’s personality is that of the typical human character. We all know someone like her. Some of us, more than likely, are her. The key is to break down those nuances of her and see our own selves within. We see her behavior exposed within the first sentence of the story, “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind.” (O’Connor, 186) Immediately we are given evidence of a stubborn, will-bending woman. Her personality grows uglier as the story continues, she compares her daughter-in-law’s face to a cabbage, later she sneaks her cat in the car, lies about details of a house to have her way, and soon after even hides the fact that she has the family driving in the...
She is a multi-talented women with determination and believes if you set your mind your goal there isn't anything that you can't achieve. My grandma wasn't able to be somebody that gave a lot of influence and didn't meet some of her goals, I am proud of her intelligence and how much she was able to do independently. Even as a grandma she loves to learn and presently is learning English. She is almost eighty years old and she looks like she is only sixty. Even now as a grandma, she is active and passionate about education. She encourages me to get a
They say grandparents, are the two most favorite people in the world to children. Grandparents are the main characters of your childhood, they are the ones that leave you with the most beautiful memories of your life. Some grandparent’s teach you a very valuable lesson of life, they teach you respect, hard work, family values, and unlimited love. They show you their love in many ways, they say I love you in words as well as actions. Grandparents are the ones that sometimes get you out of trouble and guide you to the correct path. They show you trust, a trust that cannot never be broken.
My grandmother has always been my biggest supporter throughout my life. My Grandmother is my back bone; she is the reason why I am the person that I am today. Most people hear the word grandmother and expect to see older lady with possible white hair, standing in the kitchen cooking and baking, evening sewing. My grandmother is the exact opposite of those things, she is still employed full time, enjoys making jewelry and furniture. Although she is only five two she is very witted and outspoken she never bites her tongue and will always give her opinion even if you don’t ask for it. There is a softer side to her, she will give you her last and be a listening ear day or night. Like the saying goes “to know me is to love me” and believe me