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Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington, New Zealand, into a middle-class colonial family. Her father was a banker and mother a genteel. Mansfield has told that "I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, that nothing at all". Her creative years were burdened with loneliness, illness, jealousy, alienation - all this reflected from her work in the bitter depiction of marital and family relationships. Her short stories are noted for their use of stream of consciousness and sharp portraits of characters. She often depicted everyday events in the lives of ordinary people. ?A cup of tea? is a short story, which includes some social factors in it. Truth always hides itself in details, but sometimes we can?t see those details obviously. My composition is going to be all about details. The story is about Rosemary Fell, a rich, young and modern woman and one of her shopping days. This day, which was an ordinary day of her life, started after she got out from an antique shop with a little box in her mind, that she is planning to buy. Only one thing was out of the ordinary - a voice of a young, poor girl, Miss Smith. She was asking money for a cup of tea. At the moment Rosemary couldn?t believe her ears. How can someone doesn?t have money, even for a cup of tea? She thought a little, and decided to make an invitation. She invited this young, poor girl to her home. After some hesitation, Miss Smith accepted this invitation. They went home and had some cup of tea, and chat for a while. It was a chat that mostly Rosemary talk and Miss Smith listen with tears in her eyes. Then Philip, the husband of Rosemary appeared. He was confused to see Miss Smith, because she is not like one of the other friends of Rosemary.
Approximate Word count = 1278
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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