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1、ACupofTeaKatherineMansfieldwasoneofthemostfamousshortstorywritersintheworld.Inherstories,shealwaysusesindirectwaystoreflecttherealityinthesociety.Shelikestoemphasisthethemebydescribingacertainperson,aneventorascene.Inmanyofherstories,sheshowsherattitudeoffeminis
2、mbyusingmanyironicandexaggeratingsentences,whichaddalittlehumoroussenseaswellasprofoundmeaningtoherstory.ACupofTeaisasimplestorywithpenetratingmeaning:Rosemaryisaveryrichwoman.Althoughsheisnotverybeautiful,shedressesinadelicateandmodernway.Inarainyday,sheencount
3、ersayoungbeggarwhowantsacupofteatogetwarm.Rosemarytakesthelittlegirlhomeandoffersherfoodanddrinks.Whenherhusbandcomesback,heisveryshockedtosaysucharaggedgirlandaskedRosemarytogetridofher.RefusedbyRosemary,heintentionallyspeakshighlyofthebeautyofthatbeggar,whichs
4、urprisedRosemaryandfinallysheletthegirlgo.Inthebeginningofthestory,theauthorgivesusaverytypicalprotagonist—Rosemary,awealthyandhappywoman.Shehasbeautifulclothes,celebratedfriendsandahusbandlovesherverymuch.“Shewasyoung,brilliant,extremelymodern,exquisitelywelldr
5、essed”and“ifRosemarywantedtoshopshewouldgotoParisasyouandIwouldgotoBondStreet.”Fromalloftheseironicdetaileddescriptions,itisapparentthatRosemaryisahypocriticalwoman.Sheattachesgreatimportanttoherdressanddeliberatelychoosesthosefriendswhocanhelphergethighsocialst
6、atus.Althoughsheisawomanofdecentlife,shecannotliveindependentlyinsuchamale-centeredsociety.Itisthisunfairsocietythattwistshermindandthusforcesherbecomesohypocriticalandartificial.Therearethreeeventsinthisstorycansupporttheauthor’sfeminismidea.Thefirstisaboutalit
7、tlebox.Inashop,Rosemarywasattractedbyanexquisitelittleboxwhichcoststwenty-eightguineas,Twenty-eightguineasdoesnotcostmuchforhersuchawealthywoman,butRosemaryhesitatesandleftitintheshop.Throughaseriesdescriptionofthesurroundings,theauthorpresentsthegloomymoodofRos
8、emary—“Hatefulumbrella”,“Rosemaryfeltastrangepang”and“horriblemomentinlife”.Richassheis,itissostrangethatshehassuchastrongemotiontowardsalittlebox.However,inadeepsens