Author's bio
What is a story written by the author?
What is, Garden Party
What is the author's purpose in writing this story?
What is, To explore differences between the social classes.
Who is the main character?
What is, Laura
Where does the story take place?
What is, New Zealand
What is the main theme of this story?
What is, Social class division creates an emotional disconnect between rich and poor
What is the authors name?
What is, Katherine Mansfield
Why does the author have Lara feel upset after hearing about the man who died?
What is, What is, to show how Laura is starting to mature/be less naive and care for others.
Who was killed in the story?
What is, a person of lower class; Scott.
This event interrupts the preparations for the party, causing Laura to question whether it should continue?
What is, the death of Scott
What theme the neighbors tragedy and the lavish party create?
What is, The sense division (discrimination).
Where is the author from?
What is, New Zealand
Why does Mansfield have Laura go to the dead man’s house at the end of the story?
What is, To make Laura confront reality and experience personal growth by seeing death up close.
Who comforted Laura on the last page of the text?
What is, Her older brother
How was the man killed?
What is, He fell of the back of his house and hit his head.
How does Mansfield use death to highlight one of the story’s major themes?
What is, Death shows the fragility of life and connects all people, no matter their class.
What is the author an important public figure of?
What is, The Modernist Movement
In the opening paragraph, the author talks about the weather, what is her purpose in doing this?
What is, To set the tone/ mood for the story in the beginning to through you off when the plot advances.
Who did Laura bring leftovers to towards the end of the text?
What is, Mrs. Scott
What did the girl bring down at the end of the book?
What is, left overs
What theme did the Sheridan parents attitudes towards the death of their working class neighbor create?
What is, a theme of Detachment
Is the author celebrated world round?
What is, Yes
Why did the author write this story?
What is, To show a difference of classes (facing reality).
Read the first paragraph in page 96... how did Laura feel about the working class neighbors death?
What is, She felt deeply conflicted and upset about the death and wanted the party to be canceled.
This unexpected gift from Laura's mother causes Laura to momentarily forget about Scott's death...
What is, receiving the back velvet hat.
What deeper theme is Mansfield hinting at the last time Laura speaks (on the last page/ ending paragraph) ?
What is, When Laura says, “Isn’t life—” at the end of the story, Mansfield is hitting at the paradox of life — that beauty and tragedy exist side by side, and people can never fully make sense of it.