The Voyage (short story)
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The Voyage is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 24 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.[1]
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[edit] Plot summary
At the harbour, Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to the father. Then they go into their cabin onboard the Picton boat; a stewardess suggests she brings food, which the grandmother brushes away. The latter impresses Fenella by taking the upper berth, thus proving to be rather sprightly. The stewardess comes back to say they are harbouring Cook Strait; they get off the boat and Mr Penreddy is there to pick them up, in a carriage. They arrive at the grandparents's house, where they are greeted by the grandfather.
[edit] Characters
- Fenella
- Frank, Fenella's father
- Mrs Crane, Fenella's grandmother
- the stewardess
- Mr Penreddy
- Mr Walter Crane, the grandfather
[edit] Major themes
- travelling
- awakening(she learns to put the past behind as the story progresses)
[edit] Literary significance
The text is written in the modernist mode, without a set structure, and with many shifts in the narrative.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Katherine Mansfield, Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics, explanatory notes
[edit] External links
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