The Feminist Consciousness in The Garden Party

摘要

Feminist movement reaches its climax in the first two decades of the 20th century.There are many female novelists in that time and Mansfield is one of them.Most of her novels are full of feminist consciousness,and The Garden Party is a special one.The characters in the story are different from other story.The author describes how the society and its spokesman Mrs.Sheridan restrain the nature of Laura in detail.The author uses Laura to hint the current situation of women.