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 communicates the idea that people should never give up on their
dreams.
C. It supports the idea that social institutions are inherently painful.
D. It reflects the betrayal of trust in a cherished ideal.