Part one of term paper
Granny Weatherall and Miss Emily Grierson The main characters in the stories “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” and “A Rose for Emily” have several important similarities. Although the plots, settings, and themes are different, Granny Weatherall and Miss Emily share three distinct traits that make them much alike. Thes ...

Part two of term paper
... however, is very different. The stories begin by portraying both Granny Weatherall and Miss Emily as very stubborn old women. “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” starts out with Granny defying the doctor who comes to visit her, and in the beginning of “A Rose for Emily”, Emily defies her tax collectors. Each woman is stubborn with denial. Granny Weatherall refuses the fact that she is dying and fights it with many excuses and anger. Even as she dies at the end, Granny is s ...