Constantia, a Submissive Pushover ——Characterization in “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”

摘要

The present paper is a close reading study of the characterization of Constantia, a heroine of Katherine Mansfields short story “The Daughters of the Late Colonel”. Based on the eight events detailed in the work, the author concludes that Constantia is a completely submissive type of character who succumbs to any external pressure.