The Garden Party is a short imaginary story by the author Katherine Mansfield, published in 1922. Katherine Mansfield is a very well known modernist writer. Rather than focusing on the plot, this novel emphasises the attitudes, feelings and relationships of individuals, and the author paints a picture of the protagonist's inner world as she examines class issues and ponders the meaning of life and death. This short tale takes place in the beginning of the 1900s, mainly in the garden of the Sheridan house in Wellington, New Zealand, where the author spent her youth. It revolves around a death that occurs in the Saunders Road neighbourhood on the day of a family garden party. At first the family ignore the tragedy, too busy planning the party, but as the plot continues they begin to see the brutal realities of life outside their shell. The story's themes are class discrimination and the gap between the upper and lower classes. The story also emphasizes the naivety and cluelessness of the upper-class characters in the face of the harsh realities of life. The story also emphasizes the naivety and cluelessness of the upper-class characters in the face of the harsh realities of life. The most outstanding of the themes in this story is class structure. The main point of comparison in the story is the difference between the rich, elite Sheridans and the poor, working-class Scotts. The author uses the theme of class structure to illustrate how one's social class can affect one's views and behaviour. The narrator highlights the privileges and rights enjoyed by the wealthy and the lack of resources and opportunities available to those in lower socio-economic groups to address social injustice and inequality. Another theme in the story is death. In the story, Laura's view of her family changes as a result of their lack of concern for her neighbour's death. Because of the tragedy, Laura wants to cancel the party, but everyone thinks the suggestion is pointless and rude. Mrs Sheridan does not see the death as a tragedy in and of itself, but merely as something that almost disrupted her party. The main character, Laura Sheridan, is a sensitive and sympathetic young woman who is deeply affected by the death of her neighbour on the day of the garden party. Laura's mother, her siblings Jose and Laurie, and the party workers are additional characters. Her deceased neighbour, Mr Scott, who has an impact on Laura's emotional development throughout the story, is the most important secondary character. In the introduction, Laura observes the people working in the garden. In Rising Action, Godber's delivery guy initially informs her about Scott's death. Second, Laura's request to cancel the party is denied. Thirdly, Laura hands the Scotts a basket of their leftover food. At the climax, Laura finds Scott's dead body. At Falling Action, Laura is mesmerized by the deceased man's serenity and grace. There is no resolution because the story is open-ended. The story has some metaphors; In the story, the Garden is used to metaphorise the natural world and its power over humans. It's referred to as "the whole world". The Sheridans are portrayed as small and insignificant in comparison. The sun is a metaphor for life and vitality, personified as a "great golden flower" bringing joy and light. People are refreshed by its power and bask in its warmth. Garden flowers are metaphors for life's attractiveness and frailty. They're called 'luminous', 'radiant' and 'brilliant', but they're also fragile and easily damaged. The dead man in the tale is a metaphor for mortality and the inevitability of death, a reminder that life is short and fragile, and that even the richest and happiest will face the same end.

The Garden PartyKatherine Mansfield · Alma Books · 0430 okunma

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