Question

analyse the doll's house as a condemnation of class discrimination​

Answer 1

In The Doll’s House by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of class, prejudice, connection, hope, appearance and equality. In this story, the doll's house symbolizes the kind of lifestyle that the poor can never enjoy and of which they only get a small glimpse. Society pays premium to wealth trappings; it ultimately excludes its most disadvantaged members, such as the sisters of Kelvey. At the same time, the capitalist economic system draws the poor to the prospect of all the good things in life, as material wealth is obtained.

Explanation:

• With the exception of Kezia, the Burnell family, especially with regard to the Kelveys, find themselves above all others. It seems the Burnells identify themselves by their social status (or class) and because Mrs Kelvey is a female working class and because Mr Kelvey may be in prison, the Burnells are above the Kelveys.
• There is also a sense that Burnell's actually ostracize Kelvey, since they might be different from them. Whenever possible, because of the appearance of Kelvei (the both physical and social), the Burnells don't want to associate themselves with Kelvey's.
• It is also obvious that the other students, like the Burnells, (and the teacher), also find themselves better than the Kelveys in the classroom. Again, this conclusion seems to be based not only on the position of Mrs. Kelvey in the working class but also on the fact that she is so poor that she has to make clothes for her daughters from things her neighbors don't need anymore.
• The house of the doll itself may symbolize the Burnells of the upper class. Mansfield may argue that the Burnells are also different from those around them (they are upper-class) because they are the only people with a doll house
• This is a more clear point for the reader as Mansfield says Ms Burnell only sent her children to the local school, not because she thought that it was good for them, but because no other school was open. It wouldn't be good for them. Also, the smell coming from the doll's house might be significant. By adding the scent of the house, Mansfield may symbolically also suggest that the Burnells are not right (socially prejudiced).
• The fact neither Lil nor Else speak during the entire story (even if Else speaks at the end of the day) could also be relevant as either of the children who speak Mansfield will mean that neither Lil nor Else utter a voice in life (or remain unheard of). It's also clear that Kezia's in what she can tell is constrained
• The Kelvey sisters are so near to the doll's house yet so far. This symbolizes the position of their class within capitalist society. The poor are constantly surrounded by outward signs of the enormous wealth generated by the capitalist system, yet they cannot share in it.

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