Garden Party
Tyler
September 20, 2012
English II
10th Grade
The story, “The Garden Party” By: Katherine Mansfield is a story about a young girl named Laura who was dramatically changed when a passing of a man happened. Laura was in charge of a garden party then suddenly her neighbor Mr. Scott died. Laura has never experienced anything like this in her life. Mr. Scott left behind a wife and 5 children. Laura felt so bad about what had happened she wanted to cancel the party. Each year her family planned a large garden party. Every year her mother was in charged of the party. But this year her mother told Laura she would be in charge. Laura was scared but approached the task with confidence. She wanted to make her mother proud.
Her first task was to find the perfect place for the marquee. The worker men arrived. She wanted to be confident and appear to know the exact spot.
After several attempts the one worker man helped choose the spot. His workers started to dig the hole. The man was very nice to Laura. He knelt down to pick a sprig of lavender to smell. This was not expected as she was told that all the working men were from a lower class of man. That they were not smart and never had a heart for them. She found this not to be true. She wished the boys at the dance were nice like this man.
Laura was taught that the most important thing about the garden party was the way the flowers bloomed, the bushes were trimmed and to show off the trees. Many things that Laura was taught she is now finding were not true. The placement of the marquee in front of the karaka tree turned out to be the perfect spot for people to view it not the trees. The florist arrived with the Cana Lilies. Laura thought it was a mistake since there was so many. But once again she is reminded that her mother wants things to be the biggest and the best.
Then Laura goes to her mother to explain why she needs to cancel the party because a man has been killed. Her
September 20, 2012
English II
10th Grade
The story, “The Garden Party” By: Katherine Mansfield is a story about a young girl named Laura who was dramatically changed when a passing of a man happened. Laura was in charge of a garden party then suddenly her neighbor Mr. Scott died. Laura has never experienced anything like this in her life. Mr. Scott left behind a wife and 5 children. Laura felt so bad about what had happened she wanted to cancel the party. Each year her family planned a large garden party. Every year her mother was in charged of the party. But this year her mother told Laura she would be in charge. Laura was scared but approached the task with confidence. She wanted to make her mother proud.
Her first task was to find the perfect place for the marquee. The worker men arrived. She wanted to be confident and appear to know the exact spot.
After several attempts the one worker man helped choose the spot. His workers started to dig the hole. The man was very nice to Laura. He knelt down to pick a sprig of lavender to smell. This was not expected as she was told that all the working men were from a lower class of man. That they were not smart and never had a heart for them. She found this not to be true. She wished the boys at the dance were nice like this man.
Laura was taught that the most important thing about the garden party was the way the flowers bloomed, the bushes were trimmed and to show off the trees. Many things that Laura was taught she is now finding were not true. The placement of the marquee in front of the karaka tree turned out to be the perfect spot for people to view it not the trees. The florist arrived with the Cana Lilies. Laura thought it was a mistake since there was so many. But once again she is reminded that her mother wants things to be the biggest and the best.
Then Laura goes to her mother to explain why she needs to cancel the party because a man has been killed. Her