Cup of Tea
Rosemary Fell, a young, wealthy woman, goes shopping at a florist 's and in an antique shop. Before going to the car, Rosemary is approached by Miss Smith, a poor girl who asks for enough money to buy tea. Instead, Rosemary drives the girl to her plush house. At the Fells ' home, Miss Smith eats her fill. She then begins to tell Rosemary of her life when the husband, Philip, comes in. Although initially surprised, Philip recovers and asks to speak to Rosemary alone. In the library, Philip conveys his disapproval. When Rosemary resists dismissing Miss Smith, Philip tries another, more successful, tactic. He plays to Rosemary 's jealousy by telling her how pretty Miss Smith is. Rosemary retrieves three, 5 pound notes, and, presumably, sends the girl away. This dismissal is a far cry from Rosemary 's first vow to "Be frightfully nice to her" and to "Look after her." Later, Rosemary goes to her husband and informs him "Miss Smith won 't dine with us tonight." She first asks about the antique box from the morning, but then arrives at her true concern: She quietly asks him, " Am I pretty? She 's very insecure.
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Major themes * class consciousness * feminism * Materilisim
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References to other works * Dostoevsky: Rosemary decides to help the poor girl as she feels inspired by the stories by Dostoevsky that she has been reading.
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Literary significance
The text is written in the modernist mode, without a set structure, and with many shifts in the narrative.
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Adaptations
It was adapted into television series, Katha Sagar (1986) directed by Shyam Benegal. ssssHer intention to help was not natural. She did this in order to do something unusual for her, which she had never done before. She wanted to boast later, she wanted to act like kind characters from
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Major themes * class consciousness * feminism * Materilisim
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References to other works * Dostoevsky: Rosemary decides to help the poor girl as she feels inspired by the stories by Dostoevsky that she has been reading.
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Literary significance
The text is written in the modernist mode, without a set structure, and with many shifts in the narrative.
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Adaptations
It was adapted into television series, Katha Sagar (1986) directed by Shyam Benegal. ssssHer intention to help was not natural. She did this in order to do something unusual for her, which she had never done before. She wanted to boast later, she wanted to act like kind characters from
References: It was adapted into television series, Katha Sagar (1986) directed by Shyam Benegal.