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Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven. Katherine Anne Porter (1890 – 1980). Born in Indian Creek, Texas and educated at home, in private schools, and in an Ursualine convent. Her first book of stories, Flowering Judas was published in 1930.

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Chapter Seven

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  1. Chapter Seven • Katherine Anne Porter (1890 – 1980)

  2. Born in Indian Creek, Texas and educated at home, in private schools, and in an Ursualine convent. • Her first book of stories, Flowering Judas was published in 1930

  3. She lived for a time in Mexico, which provided material for some of her most famous stories. • Her novel Ship of Fools was published in 1962. • The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter appeared in 1965, winning the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

  4. Stream of consciousness • It is used in a literary context to describe the narrative method whereby certain novelists describe the unspoken thoughts and feelings of their characters without resorting to objective description or conventional dialogue.

  5. The ability to represent the flux of a character’s thoughts, impressions, emotions, or reminiscences, often without logical sequence or syntax, marked a revolution in the form of novel. The related phrase “interior monologue” is also used to describe the inner movement of consciousness of character’s mind.

  6. Text study: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall 1. General understanding of the story 2. Writing style: Stream of consciousness • - interior monologue. • - dislocation of time. • - free association of thoughts. 3. Theme

  7. Questions to ponder • What are the qualities the Granny possesses which help her live successfully? • Does Granny have any weaknesses? If so, what are they? • What are the major causes of Granny’s acute pain in her heart?

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