Does anyone think that Hapsy may have been the illegitimate child of George?

Answer 1

I have recently come to the conclusion that Hapsy HAS to be George's child, or Granny wouldn't have loved her so much.

Think about it... "Tell him [George] I was given back everything he took away and more. Oh, no, oh, God, no, there was something else besides the house and the man and the children. Oh, surely they were not all? What was it? Something not given back... Her breath crowded down under her ribs and grew into a monstrous frightening shape with cutting edges; it bored up into her head, and the agony was unbelievable: Yes, John, get the Doctor now, no more talk, the time has come"

This is saying basically that from the day George ripped Granny's heart out, she has regained everything she lost. However, there is one thing she is mising and it cannot be repaid. She wants Hapsy to be alive, because she is his child. John was a security blanket; he comforted her in her losses and kept her from being all alone, her worst fear.

Clearly, Hapsy wouldn't be quite so important to Granny if it was one of John's kids, see how she treats Cornelia

Hope that answers your question... It has gotten me thinking about it as i write my English essay on The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. however literature IS different to everybody, so some people may see Hapsy as John's child