The Lonely Voice: ‘The Tea Ceremony’ by Gina Berriault
About this episode
The episode explores the themes of beauty and self-worth through the story of Delia in Gina Berriault's 'The Tea Ceremony'.
In "The Tea Ceremony" by Gina Berriault, protagonist, Delia, struggles with wanting beautiful things. Her family's hardscrabble life doesn't measure up. She isn't the most beautiful girl in her class. While she is liked, she doesn't have any friends. Beauty becomes closely linked to her ability to imagine her future. But somehow, perhaps, she will finally see that there was always a kind of beauty closer to home.
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