The Singing Lesson Katherine mansfield
The Singing Lesson Katherine Mansfield
Kathleen mansfield About the author Murry(14 October 1888-9 January1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction from new Zealand who wrote under the pen name of Katherine mansfield
About the Author • Kathleen Mansfield Murry (14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction from New Zealand who wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield
At the age of 14 she went to London to study at Queens College. During the three years of studies she often wrote short stories for the college journal. As she was dissatisfied with the dull and leisured life of her family writing as her career. Since then she lively mos方今 She went to london again in 1908 and determined England. In 1923 she died of tuberculosis in france During her short 3 5 years of life she had written some poems, literature comment, and also translated the Russian writer Anton Chekhov's works, but what really established her fame as a prominent writer were her short stories
• At the age of 14 she went to London to study at Queen’s College. During the three years of studies she often wrote short stories for the college journal. As she was dissatisfied with the dull and leisured life of her family. She went to London again in 1908 and determined on writing as her career. Since then she lively mostly in England. In 1923 she died of tuberculosis in France. During her short 35 years of life, she had written some poems, literature comment, and also translated the Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s works, but what really established her fame as a prominent writer were her short stories
Style Mansfield's short stories showed great ingenuity She drew materials from her own experience chose trifles as her subjects. Her theme was confined but significant to life: the growth and self-consciousness of the female the relation between men and women childrens innocence and the cruelty of the reality. She pursued high writing techniques, the four of which were description of details; more atmosphere than plot and the perfect blend of feeling and setting interior monologue; symbol. Her language was written in a prose style spiced with poetic flavour
Style • Mansfield’s short stories showed great ingenuity. She drew materials from her own experience, chose trifles as her subjects. Her theme was confined but significant to life: the growth and self-consciousness of the female; the relation between men and women; children’s innocence and the cruelty of the reality. She pursued high writing techniques, the four of which were: description of details; more atmosphere than plot and the perfect blend of feeling and setting; interior monologue; symbol. Her language was written in a prose style spiced with poetic flavour
Summary The Singing Lesson was a short story that explained how Miss Meadows thought disrupted her teaching to her class in the music hall. miss meadow showed hatred for the Science Mistress and expressed herself in a negative way this was due to a letter she had received The letter said that the guy she was marrying didnt love her. This was on her mind the whole day until she received a telegram saying that she needs not to pay attention to the letter that was written earlier her fiance explains how he must have been mad when he wrote the letter. After finding out this news, she no longer acts mad and instead shows her cheery side
Summary • The Singing Lesson was a short story that explained how Miss Meadow’s thought disrupted her teaching to her class in the music hall. Miss Meadow showed hatred for the Science Mistress and expressed herself in a negative way. This was due to a letter she had received. The letter said that the guy she was marrying didn’t love her. This was on her mind the whole day until she received a telegram saying that she needs not to pay attention to the letter that was written earlier. Her fiancé explains how he must have been mad when he wrote the letter. After finding out this news, She no longer acts mad and instead shows her cheery side
Questions and discussion What is the story about?
Questions and discussion • What is the story about?
At first upon reading this short story you might think that it is describing a singing lesson in a music hall. that' s because it actually is. One idea that is achieved by reading The Singing Lesson, is that a teacher's personal life problems and issues can affect other aspects of her life including how she acts towards others Not only can she be affected but others as Well
• At first upon reading this short story you might think that it is describing a singing lesson in a music hall. That’s because it actually is. One idea that is achieved by reading The Singing Lesson, is that a teacher’s personal life problems and issues can affect other aspects of her life, including how she acts towards others. Not only can she be affected but others as well
Can you find examples of contrast?
• Can you find examples of contrast?
Miss Meadow is the teacher of the singing lesson. She is expressed as being despairing and depressed all because of a letter she had received from her fiance. the person she is suppose to be marrying. While the girls around her in the hall are fluttery an lively, it can be seen that the way she acts compared to them is more sad and depressed. This is an example of contrast By purposely implementing this contrast between characters, Katherine Mansfield is showing Miss Meadow as a symbol of isolation and despair. Along with the contrast of moods there is also a contrast of discourse. which shows the difference in traits that human beings have. Miss Meadow is bitter and has hatred while the science mistress is a symbol of artificiality
• Miss Meadow is the teacher of the singing lesson. She is expressed as being despairing and depressed all because of a letter she had received from her fiancé, the person she is suppose to be marrying. While the girls around her in the hall are fluttery an lively, it can be seen that the way she acts compared to them is more sad and depressed. This is an example of contrast. By purposely implementing this contrast between characters, Katherine Mansfield is showing Miss Meadow as a symbol of isolation and despair. Along with the contrast of moods, there is also a contrast of discourse, which shows the difference in traits that human beings have. Miss Meadow is bitter and has hatred, while the Science Mistress is a symbol of artificiality
What does the setting of the story suggest?
• What does the setting of the story suggest?
