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The Garden Party Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes The story details the Sheridan’s planning and execution of their idyllic garden party despite the news of a neighbor’s tragic accident and subsequent death Laura’s concern for the dead man’s family causes her to venture down the hill to the dingy, almost sinister, cottages of the working classes
The Garden Party Full Text - Owl Eyes After learning of sexuality and mortality, the humans are expelled and forced to live in the real world In “The Garden Party,” Laura’s journey may reflect such themes of innocence lost and the necessary departure into the darkness and ambiguity of the world
Themes in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes After learning of sexuality and mortality, the humans are expelled and forced to live in the real world In “The Garden Party,” Laura’s journey may reflect such themes of innocence lost and the necessary departure into the darkness and ambiguity of the world
Historical Context in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes See in text (The Garden Party) This unspoken warning from mother to child invokes a literary tradition of myths about the consequences of not obeying one’s mother Most pertinent among these myths is the Greek story of Persephone
Summary - Owl Eyes Summary for The Garden Party: Katherine Mansfield revolutionized the short story genre by ending the predominant reliance upon traditional plot structure, instead relying more on a specific moment in time, expressed through image patterns
Symbols in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes See in text (The Garden Party) White lilies signify death and one’s ability to regain their lost innocence and purity in death In many Eastern cultures and in medieval Europe, white is seen as the deepest mourning color
Character Analysis in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes See in text (The Garden Party) Having seen all the planning and preparation that happens to orchestrate this party, we can now examine how the guests are behaving in Mrs Sheridan’s garden First, they walk about in couples, which suggests that they have romantically paired off
Literary Devices in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes In “The Garden Party,” Mansfield imbues the third-person narration with the feelings and thoughts of Laura as we follow her throughout the day Imagery and Symbols : Mansfield uses various natural images throughout her narrative, with a specific focus on flowers
Foreshadowing in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes See in text (The Garden Party) The description of the man’s wake is foreshadowed by Jose’s song in the middle of the story In particular, her characterization of death as an exit from a “weary” life is picked up again and further developed here
Metaphor in The Garden Party - Owl Eyes See in text (The Garden Party) Having seen all the planning and preparation that happens to orchestrate this party, we can now examine how the guests are behaving in Mrs Sheridan’s garden First, they walk about in couples, which suggests that they have romantically paired off