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Birthday Party. They were a couple in their late thirties, and they looked unmistakably married. They sat on the banquette opposite us in a little narrow restaurant, having dinner. The man had a round, self-satisfied face, with glasses on it; the woman was fadingly pretty, in a big hat.
Birthday Party by Katherine Brush They were a couple in their late thirties, and they looked unmistakably married. They sat across on the banquette opposite us in a little narrow restaurant, having dinner. The man had a round, self-satisfied face, with glasses on it; the woman was fadingly pretty, in a big hat. There
Printed below is the complete text of a short story written in 1946 by Katharine Brush. Read the story carefully. Then, write an essay in which you show how the author uses literary devices to achieve her purpose. The Birthday Party. They were a couple in their late thirties, and they looked unmistakably married.
Katherine Brush's "The Birthday Party" begins with a seemingly mundane scene at a restaurant, where a group of people gathers to celebrate a birthday. The protagonist, Mrs. Mitty, is the center of attention as she arrives late and is met with a chorus of greetings and well-wishes.
Birthday Party. By Katharine Brush. March 8, 1946. The New Yorker, March 16, 1946 P. 54. A wife surprised a husband on his birthday by having a cake, and the orchestra in a restaurant plays...
In “The Birthday Party,” the private emotions of an inconspicuous couple burst momentarily into public view. From the point of view of an observer, the reader sees the circumstances which ignite the emotional tension.
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