An Analysis of I Heard a Fly Buzz- When I Died and Jilting...

In the article â€Å"Human Salvation in an Evolutionary World: An Exploration in Christian Naturalism† by Karl Peters, Peters states salvations is â€Å"not primarily to a future life after death but a transformation in this life of both ourselves and this world† (Peters, 845). Salvation is not only something that can be found after death; people can finds salvation at any point by deciding to make a transformation in their lives to better themselves as well as the world around them. However, most humans seek salvation to find solace in the critical moment of their death; individuals find comfort in the belief of life after death or an eternal sole. Several people find salvation through religious means. In Christianity, salvation is reached through†¦show more content†¦I must have told you that a thousand times’† (Porter, 81). No one around her grasps the intellect behind her thoughts; it is as if she is stuck in her own head. Porter’s use o f dialogue aids her usage of the stream of consciousness technique. Many times granny will think she is saying something aloud, but she is not, â€Å"She thought she spoke up loudly but no one answered† (Porter, 83). This emphasizes the importance of reality vs thought; what is really going on vs what is going on in Granny’s head. Another style technique Porter uses is irony. Granny is upset because God has â€Å"taken [her] by surprise† (Porter, 85). This is ironic because that morning Granny decided to â€Å"Let [death] take care of itself† (Porter, 81). Another example of irony, as stated by Barbra Laman in â€Å"Porter’s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall†, is Granny’s â€Å"Futile contest with an absent male god† (Laman, 281). Granny has never gotten over being jilted by George, even though she wants to tell him she â€Å"was given back everything he took away and more† (Porter, 83) she is still hurt and embarrassed b y what he did to her. She knows that thinking of George is a bad thing because, thinking of him plants â€Å"her soul in the deep pit of hell† (Porter, 82). Granny is unable to forgive George for jilting her and ironically is jilted again by God as a result. Granny’s inability to see God in the physical form leads her to act drastically,