”The garden party” by Katherine Mansfield The personal development of Laura Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888. She went to London in 1908. Here she made friends with other authors, though she remained an outsider in English literary circles. “The garden party and other stories “ was her last work to be released before her death, and also the first one to be recognised among other artists. After her brother’s death she started …showed first 75 words of 865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 865 total…to act like herself earlier. Looking at that young man “sleeping so soundly, so deeply…” made her realise something important which she can’t quite express. “Isn’t life…”. She doesn’t know what to say, but her brother understands. Maybe that life isn’t weary, but quite easy; if you only see the beauty and the importance of it. Like Laura did when she saw the dead man that still looked beautiful and alive.