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In Catherine Anne Porter’s short story The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, the main character Ellen was rejected in early life, though she is heart broken she proves to be triumphant and grows stronger as an individual as time passes. When Ellen was around twenty-years old, she was rejected by her bridegroom at the altar. He never gave her a reason as to why he abandoned her or any indication that he was unhappy. Although she eventually becomes stronger, it is obvious that Ellen never really lives this down, because she continually made reference to this particular moment. Although Katherine is jilted, she later becomes strong enough to let a man named John come into her heart. John really felt sorry for Ellen because of how George stood her up. Over a period of time, they fell in love and later got married and had four children. John had an untim