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What is 'The Garden Party' about?

'The Garden Party' is one of Mansfield's most celebrated stories and explores themes of class consciousness, human empathy, and the innocence of youth. It centers around a young girl, Laura, who grapples with her family's affluent lifestyle juxtaposed against the realities of social inequality.

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