Katherine Mansfield, The Dolls House Flashcards
What are the names of the two outcast children?
The Kelveys
Lil Kelvey, the eldest
Our else, the younger
A reoccurring idea running through Mansfield works is whether children will grow up to be the same as they parents. Lil Kelvey - her name literally identifies her as simply the younger version of her adult self, her mother
‘Lil Kelvey’s going to be…’
‘Lil Kelvey’s going to be a servant when she grows up’
‘Oh, ain’t…’
‘Oh, ain’t it lovely! Oh I say!’
‘Very nice company…’
‘Very nice company for other people’s children!’
Something informal about the narrators sarcasm here
‘The doctors daughters…’
‘The doctors daughters, the store keepers children… were forced to mix together’
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‘It was the only…’
‘It was the only school for miles’
‘Perfect, perfect…’
‘Perfect, perfect little house’