THE DOLL HOUSE

AUTHOR

• Kathrine Mansfield (1888, 1923)
• She is a British writer
• She is known to be a "Master of short storys"
• Her stories usually feature woman and children

Brief summary

The short story "The doll house" presents a theme of high hierarchy in a society. Inclusion and exclusion between social classes.

Character analyze
-Isabelle
-Kezia
-Else
-Lil

ISABELLE

• Oldest Burnell sister
• Takes decisions for the sisters
• She is the "leader"
• She excludes the Kelvey's
• She lives in a high class society

KEZIA

• Youngest Burnell sister
• She feels sympathy for the Kelvey's sisters
• She was the first person to include the Kelvey's

ELSE

• The daughter of the washerwoman
• The youngest sibling of the Kelvey's
• Shy and has always wanted to be included
• They are poor and in the lower class

LIL

• They are poor and in the lower class
• Her mother is the washerwoman
• She always looks over her under sister