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W B T L E Part Two Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle ENTER
esson 9-A Dill pickle . Author Her Adventurous Spirit Famously, Mansfield remarked " risk, risk everything a It was largely through her adventurous spirit, her eagerness to grasp at experience and to succeed in her work, that she became ensnared in disaster If she was never a saint, she was certainly a martyr and a heroine in her recklessness, her dedication and her courage o Her last words were: I love the rain, I want the feeling of it on my face. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Famously, Mansfield remarked "risk, risk everything". It was largely through her adventurous spirit, her eagerness to grasp at experience and to succeed in her work, that she became ensnared in disaster. . . If she was never a saint, she was certainly a martyr, and a heroine in her recklessness, her dedication and her courage. Her last words were: "I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face." Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle I. Author Her Adventurous Spirit To be continued on the next page
esson 9-A Dill pickle . Author Themes of mansfield's novels Themes: different human relationships interacting with each other social classes and inequality in bourgeois society; the frenzied exhortation to live, which is central to all her writings the opposition of convention and naturei the elevation of the great artist as the model for living and, by extension; art as a means of being" real", the notion that destiny is a function of desiring-to want something strongly enough is to legitimise the means of getting it. In her most persuasive work, Mansfield found a way of pressing the threads of such a credo into the weave of her fiction The story of the rises and falls in Mansfield's popularity is fascinating, as it shifts with the major social, political and literary trends. W BTL E To be continued on the next page NEXT
W B T L E Themes: different human relationships interacting with each other; social classes and inequality in bourgeois society; the frenzied exhortation to live, which is central to all her writings; the opposition of convention and nature; the elevation of the great artist as the model for living and, by extension; art as a means of being"real"; the notion that destiny is a function of desiring—to want something strongly enough is to legitimise the means of getting it. In her most persuasive work, Mansfield found a way of pressing the threads of such a credo into the weave of her fiction. The story of the rises and falls in Mansfield's popularity is fasci5nating, as it shifts with the major social, political and literary trends. Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle I. Author Themes of Mansfield's novels To be continued on the next page
Lesson 9-A Dill pickle . Author o Mansfield' s portrayal of social classes and the injustices of bourgeois society had obvious appeal to the Chinese. One of the translators, Tang Baoxin, writes: With remorseless irony she lays bare the hypocrisy and shallowness of the leisured class and their men of letters W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Mansfield's portrayal of social classes and the injustices of bourgeois society had obvious appeal to the Chinese. One of the translators, Tang Baoxin, writes: “With remorseless irony she lays bare the hypocrisy and shallowness of the leisured class and their men of letters.” Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle I. Author To be continued on the next page
esson 9-A Dill pickle . Author Her Feministic Remarks on Women oIm so keen upon all women having a definite future -are not you? The idea of sitting and waiting for a husband is absolutely revolting and it really is the attitude of a great many girls.. It rather made me smile to read of your wishing you could create your fate-o how many times I have felt just the same. I just long for power over circumstances. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E "I'm so keen upon all women having a definite future—are not you? The idea of sitting and waiting for a husband is absolutely revolting and it really is the attitude of a great many girls. . . It rather made me smile to read of your wishing you could create your fate—O how many times I have felt just the same. I just long for power over circumstances." Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle I. Author Her Feministic Remarks on Women To be continued on the next page