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Bank Holiday

I have read the story under the title “Bank Holiday” by Katherine Mansfield. Speaking about the author, I should say that Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand in 1888. Katherine is a New Zealand writer and she is known by her short stories which deal with human nature and psychology.
This is a philosophical story for a discerning reader who has to read between the lines. Giving the reader a chance to see somebody else s inner life, presented directly and indirectly, the author at the same time does not provide any answers to the questions that one asks himself. The author seems to grant the reader a chance to take leave to doubt and disagree with what he concludes and infers. Being imposing, she's at the same time pretty unobtrusive which definitely, makes a merit of the story. The story under consideration is narration interlaced with descriptive passages.
This story is ironical when the author shows regret, displeasure and annoyance of the situation. The author shows us inconsistence way of life different representatives of social classes. In this story details play the main role, the ironical description of their clothes, the old woman the author reserved detachment and metaphor, he compares old women with old dusty pin-cushions. Through the choice of the words, the author uses for main characters’ description, we can easily understand the author’s attitude to them. The author criticizes them.
The plot of the short story relies on the internal conflict between the crowd and society.
The action of the story occurred in the street during celebrating the holiday. The story under analysis is a third-person narrative.
The story is about a festival, which involves a big crowd of People from all different social classes, to spend a Good time together and enjoy themselves.
The main problem that story touches upon is about people’s unwillingness to improve their life, to achieve something better. The character of the story is a

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