The Pear Tree and Sexuality in Katherine Mansfield's 'Bliss'

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 9, University of Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam), course: Literature 1, language: English, abstract: This essay focuses on symbols of female sexuality throughout the short story 'Bliss', written by Katherine Mansfield. It focuses mostly on how the pear tree in the story serves to represent Bertha Young's sexuality.