The Garden Party

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Themes

All Themes Work and Leisure Empathy, Understanding, and Class Consciousness Beauty, Refinement and Detachment Childhood, Family and Independence

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

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Literary Devices

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The Garden Party

by Katherine Mansfield

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
Work and Leisure
Empathy, Understanding, and Class Consciousness
Beauty, Refinement and Detachment
Childhood, Family and Independence

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

All Symbols
Marquee
Hat

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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