"The Fly" by Katherine Mansfield is a short story that was published in 1922. It is a lonely and sad story in general, but those feelings are compounded by the story's small cast of characters.
The story has only two major characters in it, and only one of those two characters is given a proper name.
Mr. Woodifield is an old man in declining health, and the story begins with him visiting the...
"The Fly" by Katherine Mansfield is a short story that was published in 1922. It is a lonely and sad story in general, but those feelings are compounded by the story's small cast of characters.
The story has only two major characters in it, and only one of those two characters is given a proper name.
Mr. Woodifield is an old man in declining health, and the story begins with him visiting the office of his boss, the other main character.
Most of the story is about Mr. Woodifield's boss. He is a financially well-off character, but an emotional wreck. The main cause of that is because his son died in World War I six years earlier.
The remaining characters are quite minor:
Macey is the office clerk.
Reggie is Mr. Woodifield's dead son.
Gertrude is one of Mr. Woodifield's daughters. The other daughter is not named.
The fly that the boss tortures and kills is the final character.
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