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Her first Ball

BY: KATHERINE MANSFIELD
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Hello! I’m Katherine Mansfield

● She is a short story writer with themes of relating
to women lives and social hierarchies.
● She is a New Zealand born writer that spent much
of her adult hood in Europe, noted that the
twentieth century literacy criticism.
● “An Early practitioner of Stream consciousness
narration”
● Mansfield attempt to free herself from domination
of bourgeoise family and expectation for women
of her class.
● She was married at 1918 with her fellow writer,
editor, and literacy critic
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VOCABULARY
Bolster- a long, often cylindrical cushion for bed

Bowled- moved along smoothly and rapidly

Corrugated- bent into folds

Calico- Plain woven cotton cloth

printed with a figured pattern.

Pinafore- Sleeveless, apron- like

garment worn over a dress or with a blouse
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GUYS ANG VID

ARI AYYY
https://youtu.be
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Leila- Story protagonist

Old man- one of Leila’s dance partner
Meg Sheridan- Leila’s older cousin, who brings her to the ball
Laurie Sheridan- Leila’s cousin, help her escort to the ball
Jose Sheridan- Little cousin, help her escort to the ball
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Her first ball summary

Leila has just come from the country to attend her first ball. Filled with
feverish excitement she can barely wait for the action to begin. The
excitement is tempered by a touch of apprehension and diffidence. She is
acutely aware of what is happening around and eagerly takes it all in.
Sensations and images go fleeting by and snippets of conversation reach
her ears. To be charming and be charmed is what everyone wants.
Everything is brittle and superfluous and Leila is in danger of believing
‘this is reality’. The old man’s arrival is timed to perfection. His role is to
inject a touch of realism into Leila. And remove the rose-tinted spectacles
through which she views life. But that moment of unease passes and all is
well in Leila’s world.
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Themes
Youth and innocence
The character itself is inexperience and live in isolated country

Gender Roles

Leila learns that her society values men over women.

Illusion and reality

There is a fat old man at the dance too, and it's clear the women accept his dances only out
of obligation. Leila later dances with this man, and he bursts her bubble about her youth.
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