Individuality and Dependence in Mansfield’s “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”

Katherine Mansfield, a writer known for challenging the concept of female temperament, is managed by the "late colonel's dead" to further challenge the concept of women in the 20th century society. Mansfield outlined the relationship between Josephine and Constantia's two sisters and likewise Mansfield painted each women's struggle to cope with the loss of his father's colonel Pinel. Without him, this dependency will be exagpeded and become blind.

Katherine Mansfield's "Late Colonel's Daughter" prepares his funeral, and the mission of the late colonel's two daughters who is responsible for continuing their lives after the tragic events of his father's death It is a short story. . For these two ladies without a father's life they may be harder than expected as they are starting to rely on him to satisfy all their needs. This story is different from the other stories discussed so far. Unlike people like Jane Eyre, they have a strong will and desire to overcome barriers and prove that women are equivalent to men. This short story embodies the theme that personal thinking is an important element enriching life.

Mansfield's story often involves classroom problems. In the "late colonel's girls", Josephine and Constantia were afraid of their maid, Kate. In the "bay", the servant Alice felt Linda and Beryl are confined, but the difference between the class and the class hindered them from fielding them. Increased awareness of the difference in classes has brought insights into Laura Sheridan's "Garden Party." She is looking forward to a wonderful celebration day until the happiness is spoiled at the news that the poor local Carter died in a sudden strange accident - left his wife and five children. Her immediate idea is to cancel a special event; however, the prospect of wearing a fun new hat takes precedence over her doubts.

At Katherine Mansfield 's' Garden Party ', the theme of death and sorrow is more obvious,' ordinary 'than' Colonel 's girls'. The story centers on the Sheridan family, wealthy middle class family, great food, music and band fun garden parties. When Laura was sent to deal with workers who installed a large tent, Laura was introduced to the reader. She was a new experience of herself, and since she was completely different from the "stupid boy" who had dinner with her family, she found herself enjoying company dating. Laura is very satisfied with eating bread and butter in front of them, is a social taboo and feels like a "working girl" (Mansfield 284). When the reader sang her song to her mother for her, it seemed that everything was going well when it told something quite incorrect. - Sigh, sigh. I loved Chen, this life is our sigh. "(Mansfield 287)