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Careless Youth At the very beginning of Katherine Mansfield’s “Her First Ball”, the protagonist Leila is very anxious about the ball. With the help of writer’s vivid description, you can even hear the sounds of the ball: women are preparing at the ladies’ room, the band is playing a beautiful music, men are watching at smart ladies. The atmosphere is so exciting and unforgettable for Leila, because it is her first ball. Her …

…lives. The inexperienced youth is always a bit shy and irresolute about new situations they face. Maybe sometimes they expect more good and beautiful things than they get. Everyone is feeling the inevitability of growing old. Leila creates the perfect dream about the ball. But nothing destroyed the dream, she just realized about what is the thing like a ball. Her undying youth has won between the dream and reality (especially in the last paragraph).