KatherineMansfield’s

TheGardenPartycontentⅠ.Author’sintroductionⅡ.SummaryofthestoryⅢ.ElementsofthestoryⅣ.TechniquesemployedinthestoryⅤ.StyleⅥ.commentⅦ.understandingsomesentences

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路有凍死骨WhoisKatherineMansfield?KatherineMansfieldBorninaProsperousfamilyofNewZealand--originalnameKathleenMansfieldBeauchampAt19,shebecamepregnant,marriedhastily,andleftherhusbandthenextday.WenttoaGermanspaandmiscarried.At24,metJohnMiddletonMurry.At30,MurryandMansfieldmarriedafterthefirsthusbandfinallyagreedtoadivorce.Earlysuccessasawriter--comparedtoWoolfandJoyce.Neveringoodhealth,weakenedbyTB,diedat34.LiteraryWorksInaGermanPension(1911)Bliss(1920)TheGardenParty(1922)TheDove’sNest(1923)SomethingChildish(1924)TheLittleGirl(1924)SummaryofthestoryIn'TheGardenParty'(1921)anextravagantgarden-partyisarrangedonabeautifulday.Laura,thedaughteroftheparty'shostess,hearsoftheaccidentaldeathofayounglocalworking-classman,Mr.Scott.Themanlivedintheneighbor.Laurawantstocanceltheparty,buthermotherrefusestounderstand.Shefillsabasketwithfood,goestothewidow'shouse,andseesthedeadmaninthebedroomwhereheislying.ThemePlot:

noplothereCharactersPlaceTimeElementsoftheStoryTimeWhendidthestoryhappen?a.winterb.Summerc.springd.AutumnWhatistheweatherlikethatday?CloudyandwindyColdandfoggyWarmandwindlessRainyandchillybcPlaceInwhichcountrydoesthestoryhappen?BritainAmericaCanadaNewZealandWheredoesthepartytakeplace?ThegardenofafamilyHallParkdaCharactersGodber’smanfourworkmenhiredwaitersSadie,Hans,cookLauraJoseLaurieMegMr.AndMrs.SheridanTreediagramoftheSheridansTheScottsEm’ssisterfivelittlechildrenMr.Scott(dead),Em(hiswidow)

AnalysisofcharacterswealthyNewZealanderinposhneighborhoodMrsSheridanvainandselfishdemandtoomuchofherchildwhenLauratellsherthatamanhasdied,whenlearningitdidnothappenintheirgarden,sheisrelievedofallconcernMrs.SheridanaccusesLauraofbeingabsurdwhenshewantstocancelthepartybecauseoftheaccident,andtriestoinfectLaurawithherownvanitybybringthegirlwithhernewhatsothatshewouldforgettheincident.

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Wantsherdaughterstobecheerfulandnotresistherinanything.WhenLaurainsiststhatthepartybecancelledbecauseofthedeath,Mrs.Sheridanisatfirstamused:SherefusedtotakeLauraseriouslydemandtoomuchofherchild

However,asLaurapersists,hermothergrowsimpatientveryquickly.Shehastohavethingsherway.TryingtomakeLaurathinkasshedoesandsharehervaluesandlifestyle.Shehasalreadysucceededin'brainwashing'herotherdaughters,especiallyJose

Jose

SimilartohermotherintheattitudetowardScott’sdeath-indifferent,pitilessandpracticalFocusingonsuperficialitywhileignoringreality.Herclass'scompleteseparationfromthelowerclass,unabletoevenempathizewiththem.Laura

Dreamy,idealisticmiddledaughterRepresentsthecentralconflictinthestory“Better"thanhersisterandmother,sheisstillnaiveaboutclass--lookingcloselyatherinteractionswiththeworkmen.Touchedbyanewbornsocialconscienceandhersenseofromantictragedyintact.

Abletooverlookandignorethestereotypesthatwereimputedintohermindaboutpeoplewhowere“beneath”her.Abletouseherownobservationsandexperienceswithpeopletomakeherowndecisionsaboutpeople.Laurablossomedintoamoreopen-mindedandcompassionateperson.Questionsaboutlaura

WhatifLauracouldhavestoppedtheparty?Whydoesn’tshewanttogointothehouse--whatmightshelearn?Whatdoyoumakeofherthoughtsthatthedeadmanis"wonderful,beautiful"?

Laura'smotherdoesnotseemtohavemuchofaneffectonLaurie,perhapsthisiswhyLauravalueshisopinionsmorethanthoseoftheotherfamilymemberslaurie

"IfLaurieagreedwiththeothers,thenitwasboundtobeallright”WithLaurie'shelp,Lauramaybeabletokeeponresistinghermother'sbadinfluence.

Theme

dealswithLaura’smovementfromhersimplisticviewofherlifetothemorecomplicated.Thismovementisfacilitatedbytherecognitionofclassdistinction.

moralityplayswhichdramatizesignificantmomentsinshallowlivesandshowhowtragedycantranscendthetrivia

TheThemeofDeathastoryaboutaninstanceofhumanrecognitionoftherealityoflife,whichseemssofrighteningtoanupper-classedgirl.Butitislife,itisthewayhowwegrowupTheimportanceofthesongParallelsymbolismcontrastTechniquesemployedImagesContrast1

peacefulandperfectandinawaysyntheticandshallow.

darkeranddeeper,shadowedbytherealitiesofpovertyTwoworldsContrast2Sheridan'sresidence:yellow:fruitsoftheKaraka-treesgreen:thebaizedoorcrimson:Cannaliliessilver:smokeoutoftheirchimneyOutsidetheSheridan'sresidence:Nocolorsatallwerementionedexceptforthe"chocolatebrown“coloroftheir"pokeylittleholes.colorusedinthetwoworldContrast3Butterfly:Jose,as"thebutterfly."harmlessandgraceful,pleasantlyaccentingagardenwithitsowncoloranddistinction.ButterflyandbugBug:Em's(thewidow)sisterisdescribedasa"littlecreature."Alittlecreaturecouldbeseeninanegativesensebeingassociatedwithanunwelcomedlittlebuginagarden,unabletofitin.Symbolism1ItsimmediateeffectistoblockcommunicationwithLaurie.Itpresentslaurawithanewlife-style:asacharminggirl.Itshowshertransformationfromchildtowoman.BlacknessrepresentsdeathandsufferingDaisiessymbolizenecessaryandinstinctivematurity.Hat:blackhattrimmedwithgolddaisies,andalongblackvelvetRoses:theroseswereGodsentandmeanttobeworshipped.ItshowsSheridansbeingassociatedwithbeautifulflowersthatareexpectedtobeboweddownto.Symbolism2Bushes:thebushesweremeanttobowdowntotherosesasthoughtheroseswerebetterthanthebushes.bushcanbeperceivedasbeinga"darker"plantandnota"colorfulflower."bushesandrosesSymbolism3ThegardenrepresentedthegrowthandexpansionsofLaura’sperceptionsaboutpeoplewhoweredifferentorlessfortunatethanherself.ThegardenParallel1Twosocialrituals----thecelebrationsoftherichfamily,andthesolemnityofdeathforthepoorones.Parallel2Twokindsofsentiment:ThefalsesentimentofJose’ssongsdisplayshervanityratherthanherloveformusic.Simultaneously,thesongechoestheemotionaldisasternearathand.ImportantimagesFood:creampuffs,sandwiches,etc.Theblackfeatherhat:ConvincesLauratogoalongwithparty,makesherfeelridiculouslateratwakeLilies-Mrs.Sheridanbuyseverylilyintownthatmorning;doesn'tbringthemtoMrs.ScottTheimportanceofthesongThreedefinitionsoftheword"weary"verytiredafterexertionorendurance.Nolongerinterestedin,tiredof.Tiring,tedious.Thisstoryinvestigatesthedistinctionbetweenclass,muchofthetime,throughtheirdifferentassociationswiththeterm"weary."

“ThisLifeisWeary"

ThissongbecomesameansthroughwhichMansfieldpointsouttheironicfalsenessoftheupperclassposition,theirlimitingviewoftheworld,andthepointatwhichrealwearinessentersintothetensionbetweenclasses.Jose'ssingingof"ThisLifeisWeary"workstopointoutthesuperficialityoftheSheridan'sclasspositionandwayoflivingWeariness--Sheridan'sviewoftheneighborsbelowthehillthattheirlivesaresqualid,unfulfillingandweary.ThecaseofLaurasuggeststhepossibilityofrealweariness.soshesuccumbstoherroleasdaughter,beautyandhostesssuggesttheproblemswhichmaintainclassdistinction,throughfalserepresentationsofboththeselfandother.StyleEarlypractitionerofstream-of-consciousnessnarration(writingasapersonmightthink--indisjointedphrases,unrelatedsnippets,meanderingthoughts)Herreputationrestsentirelyonherworkasashortstorywriter.

Moreinterestedinilluminationofcharacterthanplot.Treatsuniversalthemessuchasfamilyandloverelationships,everydayexperiencesofchildhood.Lookforwit,psychologicalacuity,andperceptivecharacterizationsComment1

DaichesbelievesthatMansfield'sworkcontainssomeofthemostsensitivewritinginourliterature.Heremarksthat"Shewritesonlytotellthetruth--notthetruthfortheoutsider,fortheobserverwhowatchestheactionformthestreetcorner,butthetruthforthecharactersthemselvesandsotherealmeaningofthesituation."Thismeaningnearlyalwaysinvolvessome