The Garden Party is a short story about a wealthy family, a neighborhood tragedy, class conventions, and coming of age. The main character, Laura, is caught between childhood and adolescence, and as h
er family throws an elaborate party on a serene day, she must come to consider what place she will have in the world as she ages into an adult. Viewing the story through another lens however, and it becomes strikingly familiar to another myth.
Laura's close relationship with nature, recurrent floral mottifs, strange symbolism, and her inevitably descent down the mountain of her home and into the dark realities below, shape this social commentary piece by Mansfield into something else entirely: a retelling of the Persephone myth.
This quiz will direct the taker to a character from the piece and establish their Greek counterpart. Enjoy :3
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