Some characteristics of the modernist prose can be found in the stories written by Katherine Mansfield. Try to identify them in "A Cup of Tea" or "The Doll's House" or in both stories.

What is this technique called?

What does the contrast between the hitchhiker’s and the driver’s dialects convey?

Why do the words "Halloa! Below there!" disturb the signal-man?

What do Lena Logan and Jessie May do for the sake of Isabel's affection?

How can you characterise the narrator and the waiter? Are they round or flat characters?

Why does Rosemary enjoy shopping at the antique store?

How does the narrator demonstrate his attitude to the waiter at the beginning of the story? Does he change it later? Does he tell explicitly about the change?

How did WW1 affect Mansfield and her literary work?

What does the phrase "All is Fair in Love and War" mean?

Why is "the tunnel’s mouth" in the story a personification? What does it convey? Why is it an effective description?

Do we know whether Farquhar actually burned the bridge? Does he actually deserve to be hanged?