Summary: The story start with and old rich man, who have 2 daughter and one son.

. The story started with this uincanny day, and its un canny becoause I felt for the first time that he is old, and he want to retires and leave the chair for his son Harold, but he know that his son is not ready for this chair, because the rich life had spoiled him. The rich life had him to think of busnins

Character analysis

New words :-

1) Descend:- To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards;

Sentence :- Descended from heaven

2) Acquaintances:- to be connected with people. AHKWAYNTANCE Sentence :- These can display a mere nodding acquaintance with the English language 3) Trams :- A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road Example A horse-drawn tram about to set off to newbridge 4) Defiant:- refusing to obey authority defaiant Sentence :- Defiant gesture on such a horrific day. 5) Saunter:- walk sonter Sentence :- Sauntering southward noted him, perhaps for future identification. 6) Uncanny:- strange Sentence: - It was uncanny that we were thinking the exact same thing. 7) Cackle:- lough 8)

9) Tortoise :- Any of various land-dwelling turtle 10) Parasols :- A small light umbrella used as protection from thesun

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Personal response

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Mansfield 2) http://rereadinglives.blogspot.com/2010/10/ideal-family-by-katherine-mansfield.html 3) http://www.scribd.com/doc/25159719/Discourse-Analysis-of-k-mansfield-StoriesThesis-Uhk 4) http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Katherine-Mansfield/194192 5) http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Katherine-Mansfield/194192