花园茶会-Garden-Party

KatherineMansfield’sTheGardenPartycontentⅠ.Author’sintroductionⅡ.SummaryofthestoryⅢ.ElementsofthestoryⅣ.TechniquesemployedinthestoryⅤ.StyleⅥ.commentⅦ.understandingsomesentences朱门酒肉臭路有冻死骨WhoisKatherineMansfield?KatherineMansfieldBorninaProsperousfamilyofNewZealand--originalnameKathleenMansfieldBeauchampAt19,shebecamepregnant,marriedhastily,andleftherhusbandthenextday.WenttoaGermanspaandmiscarried.At24,metJohnMiddletonMurry.At30,MurryandMansfieldmarriedafterthefirsthusbandfinallyagreedtoadivorce.Earlysuccessasawriter--comparedtoWoolfandJoyce.Neveringoodhealth,weakenedbyTB,diedat34.LiteraryWorksInaGermanPension(1911)Bliss(1920)TheGardenParty(1922)TheDove’sNest(1923)SomethingChildish(1924)TheLittleGirl(1924)SummaryofthestoryIn'TheGardenParty'(1921)anextravagantgarden-partyisarrangedonabeautifulday.Laura,thedaughteroftheparty'shostess,hearsoftheaccidentaldeathofayounglocalworking-classman,Mr.Scott.Themanlivedintheneighbor.Laurawantstocanceltheparty,buthermotherrefusestounderstand.Shefillsabasketwithfood,goestothewidow'shouse,andseesthedeadmaninthebedroomwhereheislying.ThemePlot:noplothereCharactersPlaceTimeElementsoftheStoryTimeWhendidthestoryhappen?a.winterb.Summerc.springd.AutumnWhatistheweatherlikethatday?a.Cloudyandwindyb.Coldandfoggyc.Warmandwindlessd.RainyandchillybcPlaceInwhichcountrydoesthestoryhappen?a.Britainb.Americac.Canadad.NewZealandWheredoesthepartytakeplace?a.Thegardenofafamilyb.Hallc.ParkdaCharactersGodber’smanfourworkmenhiredwaitersSadie,Hans,cookLauraJoseLaurieMegMr.AndMrs.SheridanTreediagramoftheSheridansTheScottsEm’ssisterfivelittlechildrenMr.Scott(dead),Em(hiswidow)AnalysisofcharacterswealthyNewZealanderinposhneighborhoodMrsSheridanovainandselfishodemandtoomuchofherchildwhenLauratellsherthatamanhasdied,whenlearningitdidnothappenintheirgarden,sheisrelievedofallconcernMrs.SheridanaccusesLauraofbeingabsurdwhenshewantstocancelthepartybecauseoftheaccident,andtriestoinfectLaurawithherownvanitybybringthegirlwithhernewhatsothatshewouldforgettheincident.ovainandselfishWantsherdaughterstobecheerfulandnotresistherinanything.WhenLaurainsiststhatthepartybecancelledbecauseofthedeath,Mrs.Sheridanisatfirstamused:SherefusedtotakeLauraseriouslyodemandtoomuchofherchildHowever,asLaurapersists,hermothergrowsimpatientveryquickly.Shehastohavethingsherway.TryingtomakeLaurathinkasshedoesandsharehervaluesandlifestyle.Shehasalreadysucceededin'brainwashing'herotherdaughters,especiallyJoseJoseSimilartohermotherintheattitudetowardScott’sdeath-indifferent,pitilessandpracticalFocusingonsuperficialitywhileignoringreality.Herclass'scompleteseparationfromthelowerclass,unabletoevenempathizewiththem.LauraDreamy,idealisticmiddledaughterRepresentsthecentralconflictinthestory“Betterthanhersisterandmother,sheisstillnaiveaboutclass--lookingcloselyatherinteractionswiththeworkmen.Touchedbyanewbornsocialconscienceandhersenseofromantictragedyintact.Abletooverlookandignorethestereotypesthatwereimputedintohermindaboutpeoplewhowere“beneath”her.Abletouseherownobservationsandexperienceswithpeopletomakeherowndecisionsaboutpeople.Laurablossomedintoamoreopen-mindedandcompassionateperson.oQuestionsaboutlauraWhatifLauracouldhavestoppedtheparty?Whydoesn’tshewanttogointothehouse--whatmightshelearn?Whatdoyoumakeofherthoughtsthatthedeadmaniswonderful,beautiful?Laura'smotherdoesnotseemtohavemuchofaneffectonLaurie,perhapsthisiswhyLauravalueshisopinionsmorethanthoseoftheotherfamilymemberslaurieIfLaurieagreedwiththeothers,thenitwasboundtobeallright”WithLaurie'shelp,Lauramaybeabletokeeponresistinghermother'sbadinfluence.ThemedealswithLaura’smovementfromhersimplisticviewofherlifetothemorecomplicated.Thismovementisfacilitatedbytherecognitionofclassdistinction.moralityplayswhichdramatizesignificantmomentsinshallowlivesandshowhowtragedycantranscendthetriviaTheThemeofDeathastoryaboutaninstanceofhumanrecognitionoftherealityoflife,whichseemssofrighteningtoanupper-classedgirl.Butitislife,itisthewayhowwegrowupTheimportanceofthesongParallelsymbolismcontrastTechniquesemployedImagesContrast1peacefulandperfectandinawaysyntheticandshallow.darkeranddeeper,shadowedbytherealitiesofpovertyTwoworldsContrast2Sheridan'sresidence:yellow:fruitsoftheKaraka-treesgreen:thebaizedoorcrimson:Cannaliliessilver:smokeoutoftheirchimneyOutsidetheSheridan'sresidence:Nocolorsatallwerementionedexceptforthechocolatebrown“coloroftheirpokeylittleholes.colorusedinthetwoworldContrast3Butterfly:Jose,asthebutterfly.harmlessandgraceful,pleasantlyaccentingagardenwithitsowncoloranddistinction.ButterflyandbugBug:Em's(thewidow)sisterisdescribedasalittlecreature.Alittlecreaturecouldbeseeninanegativesensebeingassociatedwithanunwelcomedlittlebuginagarden,unabletofitin.Symbolism1ItsimmediateeffectistoblockcommunicationwithLaurie.Itpresentslaurawithanewlife-style:asacharminggirl.Itshowshertransformationfromchildtowoman.BlacknessrepresentsdeathandsufferingDaisiessymbolizenecessaryandinstinctivematurity.Hat:blackhattrimmedwithgolddaisies,andalongblackvelvetRoses:theroseswereGodsentandmeantto