Afternoon Tea in The Portrait of a Lady -- A Witness of Cultural Collision, A Reflection of Human Nature and A Hint of Female Destiny
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perspective, it is concluded that afternoon tea in the novel has profound symbolic significance.Afternoon tea is a witness of cultural collision,
a reflection of human nature, and a hint of female destiny. They are explained and proved through analyses of detailed descriptions of food in
the novel??afternoon tea.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/rcha.v4i2.9159
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