The Garden Party
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The Garden Party

by Katherine Mansfield
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Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Work and Leisure Theme Icon
    Work and Leisure
  • Empathy, Understanding, and Class Consciousness Theme Icon
    Empathy, Understanding, and Class Consciousness
  • Beauty, Refinement and Detachment Theme Icon
    Beauty, Refinement and Detachment
  • Childhood, Family and Independence Theme Icon
    Childhood, Family and Independence
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Laura Sheridan
  • Mrs. Sheridan
  • Meg Sheridan
  • Jose Sheridan
  • Laurie Sheridan
  • The Narrator
  • Hans
  • Cook
  • Kitty Maitland
  • The Workmen
  • The Band
  • Godber’s Man
  • Em Scott
  • Em Scott’s Sister
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Marquee Symbol Icon
    Marquee
  • Hat Symbol Icon
    Hat
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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Jennings, Rohan. "The Garden Party." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 31 Mar 2018. Web. 17 Feb 2026.


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Jennings, Rohan. "The Garden Party." LitCharts LLC, March 31, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-garden-party.

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