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Discussion starters:
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What various interpretations do you give to
the word "ideal" in the title?
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Mansfield seemed unsatisfied with this story,
reports Kobler, because "she 'didn't get the deepest truth out of the
idea, even once'" (59). What "truth" might Mansfield be
trying to illustrate, and why do you think the story fails to do this?
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Describe Mr Naeve.
- Compare this story to "At the Bay."
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