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An Analysis Of Katherine Anne Porter's Short Stories

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Katherine Anne Porter was born on May 15, 1890 and died September 18, 1980. Porter was known to be an amazing writer and author in the mid to late 1900s. Known for her smart and clever insight, many of her short stories deal with dark themes such as betrayal, and death. Born and raised in Indian Creek, Texas, she had a short marriage to her first husband, John, and left him to pursue an acting career. “First she moved to Chicago, where she was a journalist and movie extra; then Denver, Colorado, where she worked as a drama critic for the Rocky Mountain News; and then New York City” (LitFinder par. 2). From there on she excelled as a short story writer and won a Pulitzer Prize for her work known as “The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter”. Most of Katherine Anne Porter’s short stories are an auto-biographical experience, one of these short stories is called “The Grave”. Porter found a way to channel her experiences as a …show more content…

“On these expeditions Miranda always followed at Paul’s heels along the path, obeying instructions about handling her gun” (Porter 253). Miranda sees Paul as the man in her life. Paul is guiding her through how to hunt and use a gun properly. Miranda is always willing to seek knowledge on how to do new tasks just like Porter was when she was younger. Porter grew up very poor moving a lot from state to state. Porter took her experiences and found a sense maturity and willingness to learn at a young age. This connects back to Miranda because although she knows nothing about hunting, it is a way to connect with her bother Paul as they cope with being on their own and discover more about themselves. Paul taught her how to stand a rifle up properly, she takes everything he says seriously and respects him by waiting her turn until her brother takes his shots not interrupting him as he focuses on the

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