Katherine Mansfield, a writer known for challenging her readers' notions of femininity, manages in "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" to further challenge the perception of women in twentieth century society. Mansfield outlines a relationship between two sisters, Josephine and Constantia; furthermore, Mansfield frames each woman's struggle in dealing with the loss of her father, Colonel Pinner. Each sister depends on the late colonel and without him this dependence becomes exaggerated and senseless. In Part XII, the women seem to reach a moment of enlightenment but ultimately each woman's sense of clarity is gone. Mansfield explores each sister's feminine individuality despite their lack of maternal guidance. Although both have an inherent sense of independence rooted deep within their feminine selves, Mansfield reveals to her readers that each sister has become dependent on a male-dominated society; therefore, neither of them can fully understand her existence as a woman. Part XII is crucial as both sisters realize that the Colonel is gone. As an organ player...