Katherine Anne Porter’s The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall combines both authors, Ezra Pound’s and Northrop Frye’s, ideas over the definition of literature by creating a character who develops dramatically as the story progresses. The author of this short story takes into account that Pound notes, “Literature is language charged with meaning,” and ensures that every detail she incorporates is meaningful and impacts the story in a significant way. Porter then forces the reader to travel with Granny Weatherall as her thoughts move back and forth through time, due to her style of writing; consequently, Granny’s complicated life rapidly becomes palpable to the reader. Furthermore, Katherine Porter builds the plot around Ms. Wetherall’s life and
