Symbolism in "The Dollhouse"

This story was set in the South Pacific Ocean in rural New Zealand. Mansfield grew up here and at a time when class differences were much more pronounced than today. In this small town, with only one school, the rich and poor must take their children to the same school. The two families focused on in this story are: the Burnell’s, a rich, upper-class family, and the Kelvey’s, a poor family. The Burnell’s were brought up to be treated and act like they were better than those less fortunate. One day, a surprise for the Burnell’s showed up, a dollhouse. They ‘oohed’ and ‘awed’ like something they had never seen before. As they opened the unusual door on the house the whole top opened up to see its magnificence. This dollhouse was only for them to see and their

Going along with what a person feels is more valuable than doing what others would do. Kezia lives for herself and nobody else. The theme was most present in these three element of the story as disused in this essay: the setting and how it relates to the viewpoints of Kezia, Aunt Beryl, and the Kelvey’s, Symbolism in the plot, and Kezia’s character made by the author, Mansfield. All these elements effected everybody in the story. Going against the grain of prejudice can bring people and cultures together as one.

Kezia’s character in this story represents the main theme. Kezia is willing to speak with people of lesser money than her family has. She asked the Kelvey’s over to see the dollhouse because she doesn’t have to follow the crowd. After getting kicked out of the courtyard for seeing the doll house, quiet Else nudged Lil and smiled and said, “ I seen the little lamp.” This was all that had to be said because the feeling Kezia gave these two girls is unexplainable.

‘friends’. As the Burnell’s took turns showing off the doll house, the Kelvey’s sat outside the co

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