The Theme of Death in The Garden Party

2023-05-08 10:48:41

Catherine Mansfield, the theme of the death of a garden party, explores the influence on the world of death and on her short story "Garden Party". Enter Sheridans, a wealthy elderly family living in the UK. They are those who deprive you of your daily fortune and they think they are better than ordinary people. But one person is completely different from her family, it is Laura Sheridan. Laura started from the bubble, where he lived in all of her life. As she is protected by the real world, she has never experienced the effects of betrayal, poverty or labor. Needless to say the death experienced at the end of the story.

The central theme of "Garden Party" is often considered as a contrast between life and death. Sheridan's garden is a relaxed and vibrant place, young people like delicate butterflies and alum have nearly terrible vitality. In contrast, the house of the dead Carter was dark and repressive protected by the old boss surrounded by a dark crowd. Mansfield deliberately emphasized the difference between the two places and emphasized her theme. Life and death are part of the same continuum, which is suggested by the temporal structure of the story that begins at dawn and ends at dusk. As many critics have pointed out, a trip to a family who has lost a loved one by Laura has a strong myth. Laura's enlightenment moment proves a kind of knowledge that can not be obtained at a sunny garden party.