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    A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode"
    A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode"
    A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode"
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    A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode"

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    A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateJun 27, 2016
    ISBN9781535828239
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      A Study Guide for Katherine Mansfield's "Marriage a la Mode" - Gale

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      Marriage á la Mode

      Katherine Mansfield

      1920

      Introduction

      Marriage á la Mode, published in 1921 as part of the collection The Garden Party, and Other Stories,was the last of Katherine Mansfield’s stories dealing with the shallow London bohemian art world, a world which Mansfield knew all too well. The story has often been compared to the better-known Bliss, published the previous year. Like its predecessor, Marriage á la Mode satirizes the shallow denizens of the art circles, while presenting an unfolding (apparently irretrievable) domestic drama.

      In Marriage á la Mode, Mansfield creates a world ruled by parasitic, immature, and unfulfilled adults. Both the characters themselves and Mansfield’s choice of imagery convey the essential hollowness of these people’s lives. Every detail in the story adds to this impression, from a strawberry bonnet to conversational quirks. Again, Mansfield demonstrates her talent for keen characterization and subtle observation.

      Mansfield also delves into the psychology of her main protagonists—the husband and wife—by giving voice to each character. While these characters, both the victim and the victimizer, may hardly be likable people, their evocation at Mansfield’s skillful hand leads to a clear picture of them, the world they inhabit, and the way they want to live. The brief story could be called a "slice of life,’’ yet Mansfield, as she does in so many of her works, chooses a significant period, one that will inevitably lead to profound

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