A summary and analysis of “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield – Interesting literature. By Dr Oliver Tearle of Loughborough University "The Garden", ~ As Taylor notes, describing the symbolic meaning of the garden party, the garden party embodies the dream world of the Sheridan women, a world of which, ~ In the following essay, Walker finds the conclusion of The Garden Party ambiguous. Katherine Mansfield's most frequently anthologized work, The, ~ The Garden Party of Katherine Mansfield was written during the period between the two world wars. In many ways it reflects the context of its creation. The test. Views. 722. Almost everyone in the story wears a hat, it tells something about the person wearing it. It is used as a status symbol; classes are expressed by their hats. This is why it occupies an important place in history. Laura's feeling about class distinctions is linked to the hat.