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.