Religious Imagery in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"

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English

 

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Frances W

 

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March 26, 2012

 

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Porter uses several different religious images, e.g., clouds, visions, and light to emphasize the process of dying. In the Christian religion, clouds, fog, and smoke usually symbolize confusion or the unknown. The first time Granny Weatherall uses this type of imagery is when she recalls walking by the creek...
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The first time Granny Weatherall uses this type of imagery is when she recalls walking by the creek. The narrator says, "A fog rose over the valley, she saw it marching across the creek swallowing the trees and moving up the hill like an army of ghosts" (Porter 537). This sentence creates an eerie feeling by using dark words such as swallowing and ghosts...
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