Read the following excerpt from the "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter:Such a fresh breeze blowing and
such a green day with no threats in it. But he had not come, just the same. What does a woman do when she has put on the white veil and set out the white cake for a man and he doesn't come? She tried to remember. No, I swear he never harmed me but in that. He never harmed me but in that . . . and what if he did?What aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of Modernism? A.It conveys the disappointment of unhappy marriages. B.It reflects the betrayal of trust in a cherished ideal. C.It supports the idea that social institutions are inherently painful. D.It communicates the idea that people should never give up on their dreams.
