The Doll's House

The doll's house represents wealth

The doll's house represents wealth, status, and privilege. It is described in meticulous detail with its spinach-green exterior, yellow-painted door,

The small amber lamp with

The small amber lamp with a white globe that sits on the doll's house dining-room table is the most significant object in the entire story. Kezia is p

The story depicts a rigid class

The story depicts a rigid class system where the Kelvey sisters are systematically excluded from society despite living in the same community. Their f

Lil and Else Kelvey are portrayed

Lil and Else Kelvey are portrayed as perpetual outsiders who exist on the margins of the community. Lil is described as a stout, plain child with frec

Kezia is the youngest Burnell child

Kezia is the youngest Burnell child and the moral center of the story. Unlike her older siblings Isabel and Lottie, Kezia questions the social rules t