Bliss
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes Sexuality and Desire Women’s Roles and Social Constraint Aesthetics, Appearance, and Performance
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Bertha Young Pearl Fulton Harry Young Eddie Warren Mrs. Knight Mr. Norman Knight Nurse
Symbols
All Symbols The Pear Tree Moonlight Cats
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Mood Satire Setting Similes Style Tone
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Bliss

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Katherine Mansfield

Bliss Literary Devices

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