"The Doll's House" Essay

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"But the lamp was perfect. It seemed to smile at Kezia, to
say `I live here.' The lamp was so real."

Conflict intensifies as Kezia remains the odd ball. The appreciation of
the lamp is a metaphor for the actions to come. Kezia likes the lamp
because she does not know any better. Thus, she decides to befriend the
Kelveys because she doesn't see anything wrong in doing so. The Kelveys
are a family that are shunned because of their economic status. Throughout
the town, "Many of the children, including the Burnnels, were not allowed
even to speak to them." Without a second thought, school children and
their families followed in the consuming tradition of looking down upon
these unprivileged people. Kezia offers offset to this common path of
thinking and questions such a blind following. She asks her mother, "Can't
I ask the Kelveys just once?" To which, the response is, "Run away, Kezia;
you know quite well why not." Mansfield successfully expresses the
enveloping and ...

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