The Garden Party
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"The Garden Party" is a renowned modernist short story by Katherine Mansfield that explores class consciousness and the fragility of social pretenses through the experiences of a young girl on the day of a family garden party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Garden Party canonical | 1 |
| The Garden Party and Other Stories | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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modernist work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Katherine Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | clash between upper-class celebration and nearby death of a working-class man ⓘ |
| centralEvent | Sheridan family garden party ⓘ |
| character |
Jose Sheridan
NERFINISHED
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Laura Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurie Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Garden Party and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Garden Party and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
free indirect discourse
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irony ⓘ stream of consciousness elements ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Laura Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Laura’s visit to the dead man’s house
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news of a carter’s death in a nearby poor neighborhood ⓘ preparations for a garden party ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | adolescent ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection | Constable & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Sheridan family home
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garden of the Sheridan house ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
English literature curricula
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modernist literature courses ⓘ |
| symbol |
cottage of the dead carter
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garden party ⓘ hat given to Laura ⓘ upper-class house and garden ⓘ |
| theme |
class consciousness
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coming of age ⓘ death and mortality ⓘ empathy and compassion ⓘ fragility of social pretenses ⓘ innocence and experience ⓘ social class division ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Garden Party and Other Stories