Modernism
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Textual Commentary: Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Daughters of the Late Colonel.’
In this extract, which is from the first page of Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘The Daughters of the Late Colonel’, we are introduced to protagonists Josephine and Constantia in the days after their father has died. The extract sets the tone for their worries and the friction in their relationship as they disagree on certain… Continue reading
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Textual Commentary: Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party.’
This extract is from the final two pages of Katherine Mansfield’s short story, ‘The Garden Party’. The narration follows Laura (the protagonist) as she visits her neighbours house to deliver a basket of food after one of them has died. This happens on the same day as her family’s garden party, and the extract explores… Continue reading
about the author – Callum mcgrath
Recent English graduate of Loughborough University, passionate about film and literature. On this site, I post my academic essays and related writing.
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