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The Garden Party" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published (as "The Garden-Party") in three parts in the Saturday Westminster Gazette on 4 and 11 February 1922, and the Weekly Westminster Gazette on 18 February 1922. It later appeared in The Garden Party and Other Stories.
A short story about Laura, a young woman who encounters a workman in her family's garden and feels a connection with him. She contrasts with her family, who are obsessed with status and appearances, and with the workman, who appreciates the beauty of nature.
garden-party if they had ordered it. Windless, warm, the sky without a cloud. Only the blue was veiled with a haze of light gold, as it is sometim gardener had been up since dawn, mowing the lawns and sweeping them, until the grass and the dark flat rosettes where the daisy plants had been seemed to shine. As for the
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10 de jul. de 1998 · A young girl, Laura, is preparing for a garden party at her family's summer home in New Zealand. She is interrupted by the news of a sudden death in the village and faces a dilemma of whether to join the festivities or show sympathy.
Katherine Mansfield’s “The Garden Party” explores themes of maturation and the loss of innocence as its protagonist, Laura, develops an understanding that distinctions of class vanish in the face of human mortality. The story’s exposition describes the setting as a perfect summer day at the home of the wealthy Sheridan family.
The Garden Party, short story by Katherine Mansfield, published as the title story in The Garden Party, and Other Stories (1922). The story centres on Laura Sheridan’s response to the accidental death of a neighbourhood workman; Laura suggests that, out of respect for the man’s family, Laura’s
20 de jan. de 2016 · A classic modernist story about a young woman's epiphany and response to death. Learn about the plot, themes, language, and symbolism of 'The Garden Party' and how it reflects Mansfield's life and times.
