“The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is a short story written by Katherine Anne Porter in 1930. This short piece of literature describes the story of an old woman's life, fraught with premature and the inevitability of aging and the destruction, as well as constant degradation, of his age. The decrease in the quality of life for an older person is evident through the protagonist's age and abilities, as well as her and her companions' actions. There are social, historical and cultural characteristics exemplified in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" such as the role played by women in society, the life of an older woman, respect for elders and jilting. All of these aspects are used in the story to help readers understand the importance of an "abandonment" in a young woman's life during this period of time and to demonstrate the effects it can continue to leave for the rest of her days. The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” was written in a style known as stream of consciousness. It must be clear that the confusion that occurs in the structure of the writing, as well as the narrator's thought processes, stems from the narrator's lack of clarity as he is led to his death. Regarding the structure of the writing, this literary piece was written from the perspective of combined omniscient and interior limited monologue, meaning both third and first person (Rosemary). Furthermore, to begin to understand the cultural and social elements of this tale, one must first understand the timeline that accompanies the protagonist's drifting mind. The first substantial information that is known is that the protagonist was abandoned when she was twenty years old. ...... half of the sheet ...... er 208). The world jilt originated in 1670 as a “loose and unchaste woman; prostitute” and “to deceive after having placed hopes” (Harper). This exemplifies the fact that jilting has occurred throughout history, and if the word had lost its meaning, it would no longer be used two centuries later. Instead, as expressed by Granny Weatherall, jilting remained common enough to be known about, and eventually written about as Porter did.Works Cited Harper, Douglas. "jilt." Dictionary.com. Online Etymology Dictionary, (n.d.). Network. December 10, 2013.Porter, Katherine Anne. "Grandma Weatherall's Renunciation." Literature portfolio. Eds. Desmet, Christy, D. Alexis Hart, and Deborah Church Miller. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2007. 204-211. Print.Ziegler, rosemary. "Grandma Weatherall's Renunciation." Mount Vernon Hazarene University, September 3, 2001. Microsoft PowerPoint file. December 10th. 2013.