Essays Tagged: "Katherine Mansfield"

Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill"

Katherine Mansfield's short story "Miss Brill" is an great example of how a writer can use various l ... ble the reader to understand the story and this get the greater meaning.Bibliography"A Short Story: Katherine Mansfield's Miss Brill". http://www.op.org/domcentral/study/ashley/arts/arts404.htmMansfie ...

(5 pages) 306 2 3.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Point of View Contrasts in "Miss Brill" and "A Good Man is Hard to Find"

hat character is thinking and feeling. In both Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill," the stories are told in limited a limited omniscient point of vi ...

(4 pages) 187 0 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A Doll's House" by Katherine Mansfield Summary

"The Doll's House" is one of the representative stories of Katherine Mansfield. Who is known for freshness of her approach and beautifully colored methods of p ... e influence their children and deprive them of their natural goodness. In short in life-like manner Katherine tells us the hidden vices people belonging to higher society.From the very outset of the s ...

(2 pages) 49260 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An analysis of Rosemary Fell, the protagonist in Katherine Mansfield's short story "A Cup of Tea", and the themes she represnts.

Never SatisfiedThe main theme of Katherine Mansfield's "A Cup of Tea" is the selfishness often displayed by rich, arrogant women of t ...

(1 pages) 64 1 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Compare/Contrast Essay on the short stories "Miss Brill" and "Prue"

Lonely WomenAccording to the Columbia Encyclopedia, "Katherine Mansfield is regarded as one of the masters of the short story" (Columbia). She is known a ... ary Prize in 1977", Alice Munro preferred to write "about women's lives and motivations" (Encarta). Katherine Mansfield's story "Miss Brill" and Alice Munro's story "Prue" have similarities and differ ... women that acted life out in imaginary plays and found items to symbolize them back to their plays. Katherine Mansfield added her music, the band, in this story to brighten it up some. Alice Munro obv ...

(6 pages) 102 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Comparison of Main Character's Isolation in Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill"

In Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill", the protagonists experience different yet similar degrees of iso ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Stanley Burnell analysis from Katherine Mansfield stories "Prelude" and "At the Bay"

Two of Katherine Mansfield's most famous stories are "Prelude" and "At the Bay", both of them portraying a ... hanged as they called to one another; they sounded warm and loving as if they shared a secret'. But Katherine Mansfield uses this passage to highlight how much they all depend on him.Anyone in Mansfie ... , such as Stanley is suspect of having controversy in the character. Usually, in Stanley's dialogs, Katherine Mansfield uses short sentences as trying to prove that he speaks fast. Stanley also seems ...

(5 pages) 33 1 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Literary Analysis of "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield

"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" by Katherine Mansfield is a subtle short story about two daughters of the late colonel who are left wit ... those poems and stories thought were desirable. These traits are what we as readers admire as well. Katherine Mansfield, however, took a different approach. Instead of telling a story about what to be ...

(3 pages) 61 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Explore how Katherine Mansfield treats the idea of the opposition of nature and convention in 'Bliss'

Katherine Mansfield, who revolutionised the English short stories of the 20th century, explores the ... ; her marriage and friendships are idealized although the relationships are far from being perfect. Katherine Mansfield's writing skillfully mocks the British intelligentsia and its conventions, and t ...

(5 pages) 44 1 3.5 Jul/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"A Woman at the Store" and "Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding" by Katherine Mansfield: How does Katherine Mansfield use location to tell a story?

Katherine Mansfield used not only characters but location to tell a story. In both of her short stor ...

(4 pages) 30 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"The story reveals 'the utter selfishness, shallowness and affectation of a certain type of fashionable women'. (Edward Wagenknecht, English Journal, 1928) Discuss"

In "A Cup of Tea", Katherine Mansfield presents us with Rosemary Fell. A wealthy, educated, socialite with a seemingly ... wn insecurities. Rosemary Fell is a flawed individual, an insecure girl living in a sheltered world.Katherine Mansfield introduces Rosemary Fell as an almost perfect character. She is wealthy, well re ... ad, traveled, fashionable, and clever. She is happily married with a "duck" of a son. It seems that Katherine Mansfield has found in Rosemary Fell the perfect woman, except of course that "Rosemary Fe ...

(2 pages) 18 0 0.0 May/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Every Day Use And Miss Brill

m the two short stories "Everyday Use," written by Alice Walker, and "Miss Brill," written by Katherine Mansfield. Dee and Miss Brill both lived in a fantasy world. In the story, "Everyda ...

(2 pages) 3167 0 0.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Murder From Two Aspects

in her essay, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane tells a story of situation whereas Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill" tells the story of a lady whose self-esteem is hurt by the rema ...

(4 pages) 13 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How the authors Katherine Mansfield and Frank Sargeson used different ways to make the stories "A Great Day" and "The Fly" entertaining and thought-provoking.

In the two short stories, The Fly written by Katherine Mansfield and A Great Day Written by Frank Sargeson, the authors use different ways to mak ... ning and thought-provoking. This is what I am going to write about in the following essayThe author Katherine Mansfield, who wrote the short story ‘The fly’, uses different ways to make the ... ur own individual thoughts to what your understanding is.Both the short stories, the fly written by Katherine Mansfield and A great day written by Frank Sargeson are found entertaining and thought-pro ...

(5 pages) 13 0 4.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Literary Devices in "The Woman at the Store"

There are many different literary devices used in Katherine Mansfield’s The Woman at the Store, they are used effectively. Regularly Mansfield us ... in The Woman at the Store but irony, characterization and personification are some key devices and Katherine Mansfield uses them well but that is what she is famous for.

(1 pages) 20 0 0.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Katherine Mansfield's View As A Modernist In "A Di

Comp.April 10, 2002 Modernist Views on How Men and Women See Things Differently Through The Eyes of Katherine Mansfield in Her Short Story "A Dill Pickle" Men and women don't see things the same way a ... man and woman would have different past experiences so they must have a different out look on life. Katherine Mansfield shares her modernistic views with everyone in her short story "A Dill Pickle." T ...

(2 pages) 2824 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Comment on the title 'A Cup of Tea'

Plan1.Pre-writinga.Gathering information about Katherine Mansfieldb.Revising the texti.Singling out heroesii.Building a timelineiii.Depicting local ... nd developmentsc.Messaged.Conclusion3.Verifyinga.Lengthb.SpellingCompositionThe story is written by Katherine Mansfield – a famous New Zealand writer. She is considered one of the great masters o ...

(2 pages) 16 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Analyzing 'A Cup of Tea' by Katherine Mansfield

The story is written by Katherine Mansfield – a famous New Zealand writer. She is well known for her short stories. The ... ices and I think conveys a distinct and valuable message.Bibliography1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Mansfield2.http://www.studyguide.org/mansfield_cup_of_tea.htm3.Microsoft ® Encarta &re ...

(4 pages) 25762 0 5.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Elinor and Marianne from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen; Josephine and Constantia from The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine Mansfield; A Compare and Contrast Essay

ers, Elinor and Marianne from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Josephina and Constantia from Katherine Mansfield's "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," all of whom have experienced the death of ... The Daughters of the Late Colonel; Jane Mansfield." El Rincon de Vago. 13 Feburary 2009 .Mansfield, Katherine. The Daughters of the Late Colonel. British Literature. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, ...

(4 pages) 87 0 4.3 Feb/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature