Perspectives

When analysing a literary text like “The Fly” by Katherine Mansfield, it is always a good idea to also take into account several perspectives related to it, such as literary context and similar works, as they can broaden your overall understanding of the narrative.

Literary period

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Works in the same genre

For you to better understand Modernism and Modernist authors, we recommend that you read short stories by authors like Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Wolf, H.D. Lawrence, Graham Greene or James Joyce.

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Works with the same theme

The theme of unnatural premature death caused by war has also been dealt with in Postmodern literature. For instance, in the short story “Fusilli” by Graham Swift, death has been explored in the context of the war in Afghanistan.

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