Contemplate a time when you had to decipher between what is real and what is a myth. To a handful of people this might be a simple task, but to others, this can be an extremely tough decision. The way you are raised can play a major role when having to decipher this challenging question. "The Garden Party," by Katherine Mansfield, and "Yellow Woman," by Leslie Silko, both represent the contrast between appearance and reality. Even though they emphasize this similar theme, they are different in their delivery; one is told as a Native American myth, and the other through the view of an upper class girl.
When you began to read each selection they both begin very abruptly, starting in mid-scene. This can cause confusion towards the reader, making …show more content…
To further understand the theme appearance verse reality it is good to fully understand the difference between the two. Take the word appearance it means “the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public” (Dictionary). This simply means what we think something is instead of what it really is. In “The Garden Party” the main character Laura is a young innocent child who is just now learning the transitions in life. The story theme is showing how her mind set as a child is just an appearance of the reality of growing up. The presence of lilies in the story symbolizes how her mindset of innocence and purity as Laura’s innocence as a child. The “Yellow Women” also has this theme. “But I only said that you were him and that I was Yellow Women” (502). She is trying to figure out who she really is and if her appearance of this man is really the one of the stories her grandpa told her. Even though they both are at different points in their life they are growing as a person. By deciding which mindset they want to have either the appearance of something they thought they knew or the reality they are faced with shows them transitioning into the person they are supposed to
When you began to read each selection they both begin very abruptly, starting in mid-scene. This can cause confusion towards the reader, making …show more content…
To further understand the theme appearance verse reality it is good to fully understand the difference between the two. Take the word appearance it means “the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public” (Dictionary). This simply means what we think something is instead of what it really is. In “The Garden Party” the main character Laura is a young innocent child who is just now learning the transitions in life. The story theme is showing how her mind set as a child is just an appearance of the reality of growing up. The presence of lilies in the story symbolizes how her mindset of innocence and purity as Laura’s innocence as a child. The “Yellow Women” also has this theme. “But I only said that you were him and that I was Yellow Women” (502). She is trying to figure out who she really is and if her appearance of this man is really the one of the stories her grandpa told her. Even though they both are at different points in their life they are growing as a person. By deciding which mindset they want to have either the appearance of something they thought they knew or the reality they are faced with shows them transitioning into the person they are supposed to