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ERIC Number: EJ350507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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An Approach to "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall."
Britton, Eleanore M.
English Journal, v76 n4 p35-39 Apr 1987
Presents an interpretation of Katherine Anne Porter's short story "An Approach to Granny Weatherall" with explanatory material to help students and teachers appreciate and understand it. Notes that this interpretation is contrary to the Roman Catholic theology of sin and punishment on which the story is based. (NKA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Literature Appreciation, Religious Factors, Secondary Education, Short Stories, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Catholic Church; Porter (Katherine Anne)