![]() Laura feels a certain sense of kindship with the workers and again with the Scotts. Scott: A working-class neighbour who has just diedĬlass consciousness. Godber's man: The delivery-man who brings the cream puffs.The florist: Who delivers lilies ordered by Mrs.Kitty Maitland: A friend of Laura and a party guest.On the day of the party, he goes to work, but joins the party later that evening. Sheridan's husband and father of Laura, Laurie, Meg, and Jose. The workers: Who put up a marquee in the garden.She is in charge of the household and relinquishes charge of the garden party to Laura. Sheridan's wife and mother of Laura, Laurie, Meg, and Jose. Sheridan's daughter (and the story's protagonist) Her brother replies by saying, "Isn't it, darling?"Ĭharacters in "The Garden Party" She finds herself burdened by emotion, saying "Isn't life-" but unable to finish the sentence. Having fled the house, Laura meets her brother Laurie at the corner of the lane. Here, Laura is intrigued by the peacefulness of the dead man's face, and she finds his face in death just as beautiful as life as she knows it. Laura is led into the poor neighbours' house by Mrs Scott's sister, sees the pitiable figure of the widow, and is led to the late husband's corpse. When the evening comes, and the family is sitting underneath the marquee, Mrs Sheridan tells Laura to bring a basket full of leftovers to the Scotts' house. After catching herself in the mirror wearing a new hat, Laura eases her conscience by deciding to forget the matter until the party is over. While Laura believes the party should be called off, neither Jose nor their mother agrees. After surveying the food in the kitchen, Laura and Jose learn that their working-class neighbour Mr Scott has died just outside their gate. Jose tests the piano, and then sings a song in case she is asked to do so again later. Laura's sisters, Meg and Jose, and their servant Hans, move furniture around to accommodate the piano. Laura's mother, Mrs Sheridan, has ordered masses of lilies, to both their delight. Her "superior" air quickly disintegrates into an admiration for the workingmen, with whom she feels a personal connection. Laura is charged with commanding the workers on the placement of the marquee. The wealthy Sheridan family are preparing themselves to host a garden party. Its luxurious setting is based on Mansfield's childhood home at 133 Tinakori Road (originally numbered 75), the second of three houses in Thorndon, Wellington that her family lived in. It later appeared in The Garden Party and Other Stories. It was first published (as " The Garden-Party") in three parts in the Saturday Westminster Gazette on 4 and 11 February 1922, and the Weekly Westminster Gazette on 18 February 1922. " The Garden Party" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. ![]()
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