Bliss

by Katherine Mansfield

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Bliss Questions and Answers

What is the paradox created by the title and theme of Katherine Mansfield's short story "Bliss"?

Describe and analyze the character of Bertha in "Bliss" by Katherine Mansfield.

Comment on the ending of Mansfield's "Bliss." What does the ending suggest and signify?

How does the author reveal the irony in the story? What literary elements are used to reveal the irony?

How does Mansfield use symbols and imagery to depict Bertha's emotional state in "Bliss"?

In Katherine Mansfield's short story "Bliss," what is the pear tree a symbol of, and how is it related to the main character Bertha Young?

Write a note on the stream-of-consciousness technique as used in Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss."

What is the setting in detail in "Bliss"?

What is the representation of marriage in the story "Bliss?"

In what ways might "Bliss," be seen as a critical view of women in modern society?

What are the themes for the story "Bliss" by Katherine Mansfield? Do they include marriage and adultery?

What do the color silver, the shower of sparks, and the pear tree symbolize and represent in Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss"?

Show how the pear tree is an allegory in the short story "Bliss."

What is Bertha frustrated about?

What is being asked of God in "Bliss"?

Discuss the theme of marriage in "Bliss," "The Yellow Wallpaper," and "The Story of an Hour." Talk in terms of feminism.

What are the representations of gender in Katherine Mansfield's "Bliss"?

What is an alternative ending for “Bliss” that portrays what happens next?

Is Bertha Young's attraction to Pearl Fulton purely (or at least partially) sexual?

What are some comparisons between "Bliss" and Mrs. Dalloway?

write a interpretation to the quote "Why doth the bridegroom tarry?" on page 6 of the pdf  THE TEXT:http://www.katherinemansfieldsociety.org/assets/KM-Stories/BLISS1918.pdf