a) Describe the role of the American naturalist in the short story, “The Dinner Party”Mona Gardner is an American author. She had her story “The Dinner Party” published in the Saturday Review of Literature in 1941. The story takes place in India during the time when it was a British colony. “The Dinner Party’ takes place sometimes during the latter part of Britan’s rule in India. In the story a colonel and a girl argue about how women act in a crisis.Mona Gardner’s “The Dinner Party” is a gripping narration with a stunning ending. Of the twenty guests at the dinner party, the American naturalist stands out distinctly. All the others are busy with a animated discussion. This American scientist silently observes all the others. He notices a sudden change in the expression on the face of the hostess. He also sees how she calmly instructs a young servant to put a bowl of milk outside the dining hall. He thinks fast. He knows well that a bowl of milk in India indicates a snake around. He looks out for it on the rafters and in the corners. He guesses it to be under the table. He requests others to stay stable like stone images. The plan works. out. The cobra creeps out. The host praises him for his nerve control. But the naturalist proves that Mrs. Wynnes, the hostess, who exhibits true nerve control, for the cobra has been crawling right across her foot!
b) Describe the scene of The Dinner Party.Mona Gardner is an American author. She had her story “The Dinner Party” published in theSaturday Review of Literature in 1941. The story takes place in India during the time when it wa British colony. “The Dinner Party’ takes place sometimes during the latter part of Britan’s rule in India. In the story a colonel and a girl argue about how women act in a crisis.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seated with their guests, officers and government attaches and their wives and a visiting American naturalist- in their spac dining room – A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who insists that women ha utgrown the jumping-on-a-chair at the sight of a mouse era and a colonel eraand a colonel who says they haven’t “A woman’s unfailing reaction in any crisis, “the colonels says” is to man may feel like it, he has that ounce more nerve control than a woman has. A That counts”. Of the twenty guests at the dinner party the American naturalist sta II others are busy with an animated discussion. This American naturalist silent hers. He notices a sudden change in the expression on the face of the hostess. Imly instructs a young servant to put a bowl of milk outside the dining hall. H ows well that a bowl of milk in India indicates a snake around. He looks out d in the corners. He guesses it to be under the table. He requests others to sta ages. The plan works out. The cobra creeps out. The host praises him for his n uralist proves that it is Mrs Wynnes, the hostess, who exhibits true nerve co n crawling right across her foot!
C) “A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and a colonel” Discuss. Mona Gardner is an American author. She had her story “The Dinner Party” F urday Review of Literature in 1941. The story takes place in India during t ish colony. ‘The Dinner Party’ takes place sometimes during the latter par a. In the story a colonel and a girl argue about how women act in a crisis. olonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party. They are seate ers and government attaches and their wives and a visiting American natu ag room. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who insi rown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-right-of-a- mouse era a haven’t.” A women’s unfailing reaction in any crises, “the colonels sa a man may fell like it, he has that ounce more nerve central than a we e is what counts”twenty guests at the dinner party the American naturalist stands out with an animated discussion. This American naturalist silently obser n change of expression on the face of the hostess. He also sees how s t to put a bowl of milk outside the dining hall. He thinks fast. He know a indicates a snake around. He looks out for it on the rafters and in t er the table. He requests others to stay stable life stone images. The out. The host praises him for his nerve control. But, the naturalist p tess, who exhibits true nerve control, for the cobra has been crawling right across h