The object of this research focuses on exploring the writing techniques of Katherine Mansfield's short stories. The paper uses illustration and contrast analysis to discuss symbolism in Mansfield's masterpiece...The object of this research focuses on exploring the writing techniques of Katherine Mansfield's short stories. The paper uses illustration and contrast analysis to discuss symbolism in Mansfield's masterpiece The Garden Party. The main contention includes: The symbolic meaning of the"garden party"itself, the symbols of the two worlds(the world of"garden party"and the world of"lane"), the image of the main characters, the representative objects and the implied meaning of the ending. It can be concluded that the"life and death"is the story's theme which has a profound significance of reality through the young girl Laura's process of maturing.展开更多
This paper analyzes the features of language in"The Garden-Party"of Katherine Mansfield from three aspects of sentencestructure, word selection and characters' discourse. A large number of examples indic...This paper analyzes the features of language in"The Garden-Party"of Katherine Mansfield from three aspects of sentencestructure, word selection and characters' discourse. A large number of examples indicate Katherine Mansfield's language in the shortfiction creates a poetic imagery; moreover, the author's words depicting things and portraying figures have a great influence on the ex-pression of the theme and characterization of the short story.展开更多
Feminist movement reaches its climax in the first two decades of the 20th century.There are many female novelists in that time and Mansfield is one of them.Most of her novels are full of feminist consciousness,and The...Feminist movement reaches its climax in the first two decades of the 20th century.There are many female novelists in that time and Mansfield is one of them.Most of her novels are full of feminist consciousness,and The Garden Party is a special one.The characters in the story are different from other story.The author describes how the society and its spokesman Mrs.Sheridan restrain the nature of Laura in detail.The author uses Laura to hint the current situation of women.展开更多
This paper explores Laura's inner world, applying Freud's theory of the unconscious and the structure of the mind,Jung's idea of archetypes, and Lacan's concepts of the three orders. The story in The G...This paper explores Laura's inner world, applying Freud's theory of the unconscious and the structure of the mind,Jung's idea of archetypes, and Lacan's concepts of the three orders. The story in The Garden Party depicts, in the movement toward adulthood, how Laura feels, thinks and acts under the drive of the id, and the adjustment of the ego and the superego. Laura's psychological development indicates Laura has a healthy personality. She can confront her imperfection in her growth.展开更多
Katherine Mansfield is a prominent modernist writer.The Garden Party is one of important short stories she wrote in1921.The story is full of musicality.What's more,the phonation,stress and intonation of words make...Katherine Mansfield is a prominent modernist writer.The Garden Party is one of important short stories she wrote in1921.The story is full of musicality.What's more,the phonation,stress and intonation of words make the passage possess consis-tency with the growth of Laura's inner heart,that is from excitement,hesitation to peaceful after realization.展开更多
As Mansfield’s representative masterpiece,The Garden Party contains her critique on the bourgeoisie.This essay argues that Laura Sheridan is assimilating into the bourgeoisie,taking up Mrs.Sheridan’s role as a matri...As Mansfield’s representative masterpiece,The Garden Party contains her critique on the bourgeoisie.This essay argues that Laura Sheridan is assimilating into the bourgeoisie,taking up Mrs.Sheridan’s role as a matriarch,while she is struggling with the waking sympathies on working class.By depicting the process of assimilating,along with the interference of aesthetics and politics,Mansfield reveals her critique on the bourgeoisie which shows indifference towards the lower class.展开更多
The Garden Party is one of the major short fictions of famous female writer Katherine Mansfield. In this work,the writer makes a profound reflection on the inequality in differentsocial classes and the truth of life. ...The Garden Party is one of the major short fictions of famous female writer Katherine Mansfield. In this work,the writer makes a profound reflection on the inequality in differentsocial classes and the truth of life. This paperwill focus on the research method of binary opposition. Through the study of binary oppositions in the text, thedeep themes and meanings will be clearly revealed.展开更多
文摘The object of this research focuses on exploring the writing techniques of Katherine Mansfield's short stories. The paper uses illustration and contrast analysis to discuss symbolism in Mansfield's masterpiece The Garden Party. The main contention includes: The symbolic meaning of the"garden party"itself, the symbols of the two worlds(the world of"garden party"and the world of"lane"), the image of the main characters, the representative objects and the implied meaning of the ending. It can be concluded that the"life and death"is the story's theme which has a profound significance of reality through the young girl Laura's process of maturing.
文摘This paper analyzes the features of language in"The Garden-Party"of Katherine Mansfield from three aspects of sentencestructure, word selection and characters' discourse. A large number of examples indicate Katherine Mansfield's language in the shortfiction creates a poetic imagery; moreover, the author's words depicting things and portraying figures have a great influence on the ex-pression of the theme and characterization of the short story.
文摘Feminist movement reaches its climax in the first two decades of the 20th century.There are many female novelists in that time and Mansfield is one of them.Most of her novels are full of feminist consciousness,and The Garden Party is a special one.The characters in the story are different from other story.The author describes how the society and its spokesman Mrs.Sheridan restrain the nature of Laura in detail.The author uses Laura to hint the current situation of women.
文摘This paper explores Laura's inner world, applying Freud's theory of the unconscious and the structure of the mind,Jung's idea of archetypes, and Lacan's concepts of the three orders. The story in The Garden Party depicts, in the movement toward adulthood, how Laura feels, thinks and acts under the drive of the id, and the adjustment of the ego and the superego. Laura's psychological development indicates Laura has a healthy personality. She can confront her imperfection in her growth.
文摘Katherine Mansfield is a prominent modernist writer.The Garden Party is one of important short stories she wrote in1921.The story is full of musicality.What's more,the phonation,stress and intonation of words make the passage possess consis-tency with the growth of Laura's inner heart,that is from excitement,hesitation to peaceful after realization.
文摘As Mansfield’s representative masterpiece,The Garden Party contains her critique on the bourgeoisie.This essay argues that Laura Sheridan is assimilating into the bourgeoisie,taking up Mrs.Sheridan’s role as a matriarch,while she is struggling with the waking sympathies on working class.By depicting the process of assimilating,along with the interference of aesthetics and politics,Mansfield reveals her critique on the bourgeoisie which shows indifference towards the lower class.
文摘The Garden Party is one of the major short fictions of famous female writer Katherine Mansfield. In this work,the writer makes a profound reflection on the inequality in differentsocial classes and the truth of life. This paperwill focus on the research method of binary opposition. Through the study of binary oppositions in the text, thedeep themes and meanings will be clearly revealed.
