Merciless Death in The Jilting of Granny Weatherall In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," Katherine Anne Porter gives readers a glimpse into the thoughts of a woman about to die. Lying in her bed at her daughter Cornelia's house, eighty-year-old Grandma Weatherall slips in and out of consciousness. Through her thoughts on current and past events, we learn that Grandma has worked hard her entire life and often tells herself that she has done a good job. She thinks about the events that made her stronger: digging holes for fence posts, "driving down country roads in the winter when women had their babies" (311), caring for sick animals and sick children. Although Granny Weatherall tries to ensure that her life has been rewarding, she is actually dissatisfied in her final hours due to unfinished business, being treated like a child in her old age, and the loved ones she has lost. When it becomes clear that her time is running out, Granny realizes that there are many unfinished business that she intended to do. Grandma thinks about tomorrow, about "distant" time and ...