the connotation of the garden in garden party

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TheconnotationofthegardeninGardenParty　　Abstract：BasedontheshortstoryofMansfield,Katherine,GardenParty,thispapercentersontheconnotationofthe“garden”.The“garden”inthisshortstorymeansisolationfromthesociety,while“outofgarden”tothedeadman(carter)’shomemeansLaura’smentalgrowth.　　Keywords：Mansfield;TheGardenParty;Growth;Laura　　中图分类号：H319文献标识码：A文章编号：1672-1578（2013)11-0003-01　　InGardenParty,wecanseetheword“garden”quiteoften.Thenameofthestorycontains“garden”,thewholestoryoccursinthe“garden”,andtheconflictisalsoinshouldtheydelaythe“garden”party.It’sobviousthatauthorhasinfuseddeepmeaninginthisword.　　Atfirstsight,fortheSheridan’schildren,thegardenisawonderfulparadisewhichisfarfromthedarknessofthesociety.Butactuallyitisaconfinedareawhichmakesthembeisolatedfromrealworld.Like“thegardenofEden”--aplacewhichseemsparadisewithoutknowingrealsufferingsofthesociety.Inthisstory,Laura’sparentsalwaystendtolettheirchildrenstayin3 their“garden”andchildrenwere“forbiddentosetfootthere(thelittlecottage).Becauseintheireyesonlytheirgardenisgoodandsafeplace.Theirgardenislovelyplace--“therosesareonlyflowersthatimpresspeopleatgarden-parties”“thegreenbushesboweddownasthoughtheyhadbeenvisitedbyarchangels”.”againstthekarakas…andtheyweresolovely”.Onthecontrast,thecarterman’shomeisaplacewhere“disgustandsordid”andwith“cabbagestalks,sickhens,andtomatocans”.　　Laura’s“outofgarden”meansoutofisolation.She“shuttheirgardengates”and“goingdownthehill”andheadstothematurity.Beforethatshewasaninnocentgirlwithpureheart.Shethoughttheworkerarewonderfulandtheyshouldshowsympathyforcarter.Shetookitforgranted.However,shegotstrongagainstfromherfamily.Sincethenshestartedtoreallyknowthedifferencebetweenthemandlowerclass.Butinherdepth,somethingwastellingitisnotright.Then,thevisittothecarter’shomerevealshermanythingwhichshehadn’tknow.Shefoundthecarterisinpeace.Onlythen,doessherealizethatdeathcomestoeveryonewithoutclassdistinction.Indeath,hecarter“wasfarfromallthosethings,hewaswonderful,beautiful.”.Afterdead,thecarterfinallycometothepeaceandhappyintheplacewhereisnodistinction.Everyoneisequalthere.3 　　Inconclusion,theword“garden”herehasitsowndeepmeaning.Whenreadthestory,readersshouldn’tonlyremaininsuperficial,andshoulddigoutitsdeepmeaning.It’sthebestwaytoenjoytheliterature.　　作者简介：全家庆，中国地质大学（北京）本科生，英语翻译。3