In her day she had kept a better house and had got more work done. she wasn't too old yet for lydia to be driving eighty miles for advice when one of the children jumped the track, and jimmy still dropped in and talked things over: "now, mammy, you've a good business head, i want to know what you think of this? . ." old. cornelia couldn't change the furniture around without asking.

which phrase from the excerpt most clearly conveys the main character's resistance to conventional ideas?
a. kept a better house
b. jumped the track
c. too old yet
d. talked things over

C. Too old yet.

Explanation:

"The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter is about Granny Weatherall who is shown in a bed. She had been an independent person, even after getting old. She had managed to take care of herself without ever troubling either her children or anyone else. So, when she finds that she is in a hospital, she didn't even think that she is in a serious condition.

Part of Granny's stubborn refusal to accept her current, helpless and sick position may have been her self dependent survival all those years. She remarks that her children even still come to her for advice. This shows she's an independent and reliable person even after all the children grew up. Based on the excerpt given in the question, Granny's resistance to conventional ideas is clearly conveyed by her thinking that "she wasn't too old yet", and that she is still capable of taking care of herself. So, she needs no help from either Cornelia or the doctor or even anyone else.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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