The Sense of an Ending in Katherine Mansfield's MARRIAGE À LA MODE

• Published in: The Explicator Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 159 - 162
• Main Author: Martin, W. Todd
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2011; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: "Forsaken Merman"; "Marriage à la Mode"; Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888); Comparative analysis; Isabel; Katherine Mansfield; Literary criticism; Mansfield, Katherine (1888-1923); marriage; Matthew Arnold; Poetry; Reading; relationships; Short stories; Writers

Martin comments on Katherine Mansfield's Marriage a la Mode. He observes that Mansfield provided textual clues that indicate the protagonist's choice is decisive. Mansfield, though, has left one final clue to solidify the reader's sense that the story ends on a hopeless note, despite...