Short Story Analysis | the doll's house katherine mansfield
InTheDoll’sHousebyKatherineMansfieldwehavethethemeofclass,prejudice,connection,hope,appearanceandequality.TakenfromherTheDoves’NestandOtherStoriescollectionthestoryisnarratedinthethirdpersonbyanunnamednarratorandafterreadingthestorythereaderrealisesthatMansfieldmaybeexploringthethemeofclass.TheBurnellfamily,withtheexceptionofKezia,considerthemselvestobeaboveothersparticularlywhenitcomestotheKelveys.ItwouldappearthattheBurnellsdefinethemselvesbytheirsocialstatus(orclass)andduetothefactthatMrs...
In The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of class, prejudice, connection, hope, appearance and equality. Taken from her The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of class. The Burnell family, with the exception of Kezia, consider themselves to be above others particularly when it comes to the Kelveys. It would appear that the Burnells define themselves by their social status (or class) and due to the fact that Mrs Kelvey is a working class woman and the possible fact that Mr Kelvey is in prison the Burnells consider themselves to be above the Kelveys. There is also a sense that the Burnell’s are ostracizing the Kelvey’s simply because they may be different to them. If anything it is possible that the Burnell’s do not wish to associate themselves with the Kelvey’s because of the Kelvey’s appearance (both ...