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 …
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…Between the 1860's and the 1970's, self-expression flourished. By showing people that it was acceptably to what you wanted and not what society wanted gave the writers full range when it came to developing their work. Katherine Anne Porter took advantage of this freedom when she wrote "The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall." In her modern story, she uses stream-f-consciousness, symbolism, and the dismissal of conventional themes, to give a bow to this new found freedom.