d intensely powerful. The light, which she blows out, represents her life and she descends into the blackness of death, jilted again.Being rejected by a lover can have a major impact on one’s life as it did for Emily, in “A Rose for Emily” and as it did for Granny, in “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” One must find it in their heart to forgive and forget and move on with their life. The jilting of Emily and Granny Weatherall shows how time changes and how it must be embraced, for better or for worse, because the past is no more. ...
