The short story "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," by Katherine Anne Porter introduces us to Ellen, a strong defiant woman, who comes to the realization that her long life is about to come to an end. There is in all of us a curiosity about dying. We try to understand the processes that our physical and spiritual being must face. Regardless of our religious beliefs, there are doubts and shadows of uncertainty that we face …showed first 75 words of 835 total…

…showed last 75 words of 835 total…that we can do to stall death. This final phase allows us to become less emotional and confrontational. A sense of calmness arrives and banishes fear along with joy or sadness. We realize that the battle is almost over and now it will be all right for us to die. Accepting the fact that the world will still go on without us in it and that death after all, is just a part of life.