Compare And Contrast The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall And A Rose For Emily

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Skeletons in their closet When faced with a traumatic experience, one’s true nature reveals itself. The trauma forces those suffering from it to cope. How one copes is directly linked to their personality. Some will push everything away, while others will hold whatever they can close. Both of these coping mechanisms can be observed in the two short stories “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” by Katherine Anne Porter and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. In “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and “A Rose for Emily,” the two protagonists prominent characteristics distinctly affect the way the protagonists copes when faced with trauma and the outcome of the short stories endings. To begin, Granny Weatherall is a prideful control freak. While, in contrast, Miss Emily is delusional and stubborn.
To begin, Granny Weatherall is inherently a prideful controlfreak. Granny Weatherall is at her deathbed, facing everything she has staved off for so long. This and all other adversity she faces throughout the short story map out her true personality. For instance, she is full of pride. When that pride takes a hit, as it does several times throughout the short story she metaphorically hits back at whoever or whatever …show more content…

To begin, Granny Weatherall is full of pride and has a need for control. In contrast, Miss Emily lives in a fantasy land and obstinate. Miss Emily and Granny Weatherall are traumatized woman who, like any person dealing with trauma have to find a way to deal with it. Their differing personality traits dictate how they do so. Granny Weatherall pushes away the hurt and Miss Emily denies it in favor of clinging to a fantasy. Granny Weatherall and Miss Emily may both have skeletons in their closets but what they have done with them is what separates the

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