The doll's house was written by Katherine Mansfield who is the prominent story writer from New Zealand

2. Introduction to the author
● KatherineMansfield-pen name of Kathleen
Mansfield Murry from New Zealand
● Prominent in short fiction
● Born in Wellington, New Zealand
● Considered one of the best story writer
● “Life and work are one thing indivisible’’
● Published several short story collection
that included a Dill pickle, Mr and Mrs
Dove, The fly and The garden party KATHERINE MANSFIELD
1888-1923

4. Characters in the story
Burnell’s family:
Mrs. burnell
Isabell,
Lottie
Kezia
Aunt Beryl
Kelvey’s family:
Mr.Kelvey, a jail
bird
Mrs.Kelvey, a
washer woman
Lil,Else

5. ● Doll's house that Mrs Hay has
given to the Burnell children
● Aunt Beryl opined the painted
smell of doll’s house makes
anyone ill.
● Burnell children are so excited
to see this wonderful doll’s
house.
● Colourful and with more
furniture
● Kezia,the younger daughter
liked the lamp
● Isabell,the elder daughter
reveals at school friends about
this doll’s house.
Featuring
Doll’s
house

6. Social descrimination at school
● Only school in the town
● Forced to study together
● Special treatment by teachers
● Kelveys: Daughters of a
washer woman and a criminal
● Strange clothes: Table-cloth
and curtains

7. Avoiding the little Kelveys
● Isabell,the elder daughter reveals at
school friends about this doll’s house.
● The little Kelvies are not allowed to listen
about the doll’s house.
● As the days go by more and more
children came to visit the doll’s house.
● Mrs.Burnell flatly refuses When Kezia
wants invite Kelvey girls to the doll’s
house.
● Except Kelveys,everyone has seen it.

8. “Wild with the joy”
● Isabell and her friends flaunt their
superiority
● Lena was encouraged by Isabell and her
friends for bullying Kelvey girls.
● Lil will be a servant,when she grows up -
Lena
● Excited by insulting Kelveys,ran away
from Lil and Else
● Described as “Wild with joy”

9. Else’s imploring eyes
● Kezia sees Kelvey sisters
walking on the road
● Invites them into the courtyard
● Lil refuses the invitation twice.
● Else’s imploring eyes made her
convinced to accept the
invitation
● They follow Kezia into the
courtyard

10. ‘The little lamp’- A symbol of hope
● Kezia begins to show the doll’s house
● Aunt Beryl yells at Kezia for inviting them.
● She felt relief after scaring Kelveys and
scolding Kezia
● Kelveys are content that they got a
glimpse of the doll’s house.
● Else remarks that she had even seen the
little lamp