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Everything around her is so strikingly new and enthralling. It is Leila’s first ball, and her first exposition to society.The main character in this story is eighteen year old Leila who is attending her first ball along with her cousins. Leila is extremely excited at the prospect of the dancing and seeing all these people in their beautiful clothes. The time span is short as in so many of Mansfield’s stories. There is a third person non-participant narrator, but the story is told from Leila’s perspective and we follow her thoughts and feelings throughout the events of the ball. The characters surrounding Leila are her cousins, the Sheridans, and her dance partners. Already from the first paragraph Mansfield succeeds in what could be called one of her trademarks; she jumps straight into the action, in media res, we are slung into the story with no introduction. As mentioned this chapter will focus on the three main developments of Leila’s evening, beginning with her early enjoyment of the ball, continuing with her insight into the harsh realities of life and ending with her recovery. Leila’s background is not described in details. However the reader gets some glimpses of her previous experiences and her childhood. We know for e
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Approximate Word count = 2280
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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