Interpretation In Katherine Mansfield's The Garden Party

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Evaluation The first impression I had after I read this story 'The Garden Party ' By Katherine Mansfield was that I was amazed by the varieties and luxuriousness of the garden party held by Mr. Sheridan 's family. Whereas by comparison, was shocked by the pool condition and misfortune their neighbors have. This huge social gap got me thinking that what is the message that author tried to deliver to. Interpretation The cloudless and warmness of summer day makes it "a perfect day for a garden-party" for Mr. Sheridan 's family. Mrs. Sheridan decided that this time, she would not make any decision on the arrangements for this party. As Mrs. Sheridan 's youngest daughter, Laura, who liked to give orders and felt she was better at it than …show more content…

Laura attempts to convince her brother and mother that it is necessary to cancel the party immediately. However, her mother, Mrs. Sheridanangrily rejects her 'absurd ' idea and tells her "People like that don 't expect sacrifices from us. And it 's not very sympathetic to spoil everybody 's enjoyment" (Katherine, 8). she gets confused, but by the time she sees "this charming girl in the mirror, in her black hat trimmed with gold daisies, and a long black velvet ribbon” (Katherine, 8). She decided to continue the garden-party as it scheduled. Soon after, all the guests arrive and the band started to strike up and everyone gathers in the marquee "press hands, press cheeks, smiles into eyes"(Katherine, 9). Everyone who sees Laura compliments how striking she looks. As “the perfect afternoon slowly ripened, slowly faded, slowly its petals closed.”(Katherine, 9). Mr. Sheridan asked Laura to round up the others and have some fresh coffee. As everyone gathers in the marquee, Mr. Sheridan talks about the horrible accident happened to the chap who "leaves a wife and half a dozen kiddies"(Katherine, 9). Seeing those sandwiches, cakes, puffs, Mrs. Sheridan had a brilliant idea. She asked Laura to send …show more content…

Mansfield Laura 's internal monologs are frequently being used throughout the story, which leads to the confrontations that Laura has with the external world. The first confrontation that Laura faced were about class distinctions. when she first met the workmen and immediately felt the friendliness they had. Instead of looking severe, even tried to copy her mother 's voice as she first thought, she recovered and "took a big bite of her bread-and-butter to prove she despised stupid conventions"(Katherine,

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