The Doll's House (short story) | the doll's house katherine mansfield
"TheDollsHouse"isa1922shortstorybyKatherineMansfield.ItwasfirstpublishedinTheNationandAtheneumon4February1922andsubsequentlyappearedinTheDovesNestandOtherStories(1923).Mansfieldusedanalternativetitleinothereditions,including"AtKarori".[1]Majorthemes[edit]Editorsnote:Theitemsbelowarenotthemes;theyare(occasionallydisputable)plotsummaryandbasicanalysis.Theybothsharethesametheme:socialhierarchy.1)Theschoolisportrayedasameltingpotormixingofallsocialclasses,andtheKelveysasthelowestofthesocialclass...
"The Dolls House" is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 4 February 1922 and subsequently appeared in The Doves Nest and Other Stories (1923). Mansfield used an alternative title in other editions, including "At Karori".[1]
Major themes[edit]Editors note: The items below are not themes; they are (occasionally disputable) plot summary and basic analysis. They both share the same theme: social hierarchy.
1) The school is portrayed as a melting pot or mixing of all social classes, and the Kelveys as the lowest of the social classes. The other children are discouraged from talking to them; they are outcasts. The Burnells (Kezia, Isabel and Lottie) are one of the higher-ranking families. Class distinction is also a major theme of this short story.
2) The author of “The Doll’s House” is commenting on how hard it is to raise one’s social status. The class that a person is born in is usually the class where...