Discussion Questions

"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" Discussion Questions

The priest is there at the end of the story to give Granny Weatherall her last rites, which is done in Catholicism right before the death of someone of Catholic faith. The use of first person shows what is going through her mind of her last day and minutes because of her flashbacks and what she is thinking. We are missing a stable part of the story though because with the flashbacks, although they add more depth to the story, also makes it confusing to understand and read.

"A Worn Path" Discussion Questions

Racism wasn't really in my head in any of the story until I read up on the story. When we look back at the characters we realize the way they act to Phoenix makes sense on how someone would act to an older black lady in the time the story was written in. Although they are somewhat nice to her, they do kind of look down at her.