In about 300 words, discuss how “This Life is Weary” is a rewriting of Mansfield’s “The Garden Party”. Why do you think Ihimaera re-told this story?

English discussion

Watch the following video on postcolonial reading @ https://youtu.be/agdrjeM5TaQ

The texts you read this week are related to one another in multiple ways. How does your understanding of a postcolonial reading from the video, help see the connections between the two texts? In about 300 words, discuss how “This Life is Weary” is a rewriting of Mansfield’s “The Garden Party”. Why do you think Ihimaera re-told this story? And a 200 word random response.