The Doll’s House
Writer : katherine mansfield
By: shima sadate moghadamnia
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Katherine Mansfield
Born
(1888-10-14)14 October
1888
Wellington, New Zealand
Died
9 January 1923(1923-01-09)
(aged 34)
Fontainebleau, France
Pen name
Katherine Mansfield
Nationality
New Zealand (British
subject)
Literary movement Modernism
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Spouse
Partner
Relatives
George Bowden, John Middleton Murry
Ida Constance Baker
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Arthur Beauchamp (grandfather)
Harold Beauchamp (father)
Elizabeth von Arnim (cousin)
Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (14 October 1888 – 9
January 1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who
was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under
the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. At 19, Mansfield left New
Zealand and settled in the United Kingdom, where she became a
friend of modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Virginia
Woolf. In 1917 she was diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis,
which led to her death at the age of 34.
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Summary
This story is about doll’s house when Mrs. Hay 
wanted to back to her town and she was a sweet
and generous woman .she send a doll’s house to
Burnell’s home .This house was put in the yard by
two servants . It has drawing room dining room
,kitchen and two bed rooms . All the rooms were
papered . Red carpet covered all of the floors and
it has a cradle , a stove and big jug . This house
was painted by yellow and green color . Kezia
liked the lamp more than any things , it stood in
the middle of the dining room like a real lamp . It
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Summary
Has mother and father doll’s how were sitting in 
the drawing room and children was asleep
upstairs , tomorrow isabel said I want to tell a story
in the school because I’m oldest and her sister
accepted it , she described it . During this matter
Kelvey’s girls that were poor family and their
mothers was washer woman and their father was
in prison but were not allowed even to spoke to
them . Burnell’s mother allowed to child’s school to
visit doll’s house except Kelvey’s girls .Finally
,they went and saw it .
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While they saw it , aunt’s Burnell came and said 
you are not allowed to them . Run away and went
out .After that Kelvey’s went to near paddocks and
creek, said I’ve seen the little lamp .
Plot : the story is about the doll’s house that 
sending for the Burnell’s children .The Burnell’s
children like to tell the fame of it to girl’s school 
Setting : first : Burnell’s house
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Setting :second :school
it was summer
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Climax : when aunt’s burnell’s come and cry to 
kelvey’s girl : run a way
Theme : difference between rang or rank poor 
people or rich people .The children like to quarrel
to each other .when it is happened where in there
is descrimination with low level of society
Moral point : respect to all people other point 
all of the poor people should be important for other
people both rich and poor and pay attention to
children immaculate world.
Style of story : modernism
Some character : Isabel , Lottie and Kezia are the 
Burnell’s children .
Round : Isabel is the old of girl’s Burnell she try to
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tell the house story for the classmates .
Flat : Mrs. hay or aunt Breyl who is sending the doll’s
house .Finally Kezia decide to invite the Kelveys for
seeing the house and her mother and pat too.
Dynamic : the classmate or the girl’s school are eager
to know about the doll’s house .
Symbol : 1- doll’s house show : kind ,sweet and
generous of Mrs. Hay
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2- small lamp is symbol of guide to understand
kind- bright and hope or honest
3- mother and father doll’s that were bigger than their 
house show value’s humanity is better than
luxuriance and materials.
Writer : third person
Conflict : internal : aunt’s Beryl’s with herself .
Conflict : external : aunt’s with environment .
3- some teachers and student with Kelvey’s girls.
4- mother ‘s burnells with Kelvey’s girls .
Irony : mother and father doll’s house sat in the house
and children slept ,show this house has not any kind
and generous.
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protagonist: Kezia
Proverb : we should rinse our eyes ,view
things differently .
. ‫جور ديگر بايد ديد‬، ‫چشم ها را بايد شست‬
Proverb : beyond the seas there is a
town should build a boat .
. ‫پشت دريا ها شهريست قايقي بايد ساخت‬
Answer part 1
What do you think the little lamp means to
Kezia who notices it first?
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1- it was like a real lamp that show symbol of guide to
understand kind-honest aunt bright .
2- why does the doll house make the Burnell 
sisters feel so important?
because it was like a real house . 
3- why are the children cruel to the Kelveys ? 
because they are poor . 
4- How has Kezia been affected by the doll’s 
house?
Lamp seemed to smile at Kezia to say I live here 
and lamp was real .
5- what truth is the author trying to illustrate in this 
story ?
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Distinction between two group in the social(poor and
rich)
Answer part 2 
1- contrast the emotional atmosphere or mood at 
the opening of the story with that at the end .When
does this first change?
A-at first burnell’s children have a selfish sense 
but the end of story Kezia change to kind . BWhen Kezia ask to Kelvery’s girls do you want to
see doll’s house.
2- How much time passes during this story ? How 
does the narrator show its passage ? A- about 2 or
3 week B- writer said student’s come to burnell’s
house only each time two person .
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Vocabulary
Sack : bag 
Congeal : if a Liquid become thick or solid 
Globe : substance has round shape 
Perch : settle 
Hover : stay in one place 
Mutton : meat from adult sheep 
Soak: very wet. 
Undid: open 
Quill: a bird’s feather 
March : walk quickly 
Serge : strong cloth usually made of wood 
Peer : look-gaze 
Tug : pull: drag 
Teeny : very small 
Imploring : ask S.T 
Furious : angry 
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