Question

What is one purpose of the symbolism used in this passage? PLEASE HELP
Read the following excerpt from Katherine Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall":

She tried to remember. No, I swear he never harmed me but in that. He never harmed me but in that . . . and what if he did? There was the day, the day, but a whirl of dark smoke rose and covered it, crept up and over into the bright field where everything was planted so carefully in orderly rows.

A. To compare Granny to "a whirl of dark smoke"
B. To make a connection between Granny and the reader
C. To link two unlike concepts: a field and mountains
D. To illustrate the destruction of Granny's dream

Answer 1

Answer: D. To illustrate the destruction of Granny's dream.

In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," we follow the thoughts of a woman who is about to die and is looking back on the events of her life. However, as her mind is not clear, we see them in a jumbled, confused way. In this passage, Granny is remembering the time she was "jilted" at the altar by her boyfriend George, and how that hurt her. The smoke in the passage is meant to represent how her dream of having the life she wanted and had so carefully built was destroyed.

Answer 2

One purpose of the symbolism used in this passage is:

• D. To illustrate the destruction of Granny's dream
  

What is Symbolism?

This refers to the use of words or symbols to represent an idea which is widely used and usually universally accepted.

With this in mind, we can see that from the given excerpt, there is the use of symbolism to show that the destruction narrated was actually the dream of Granny.

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