Mansfield is the characterization of Kezia as she travels in her
innocence through the symbolic world of experience. Kezia is
essential to the plot because she represents a taboo, offering
opposition to common ways of thinking. Through the portrayal of
Kezia, as she interacts as the symbolic eccentric, Mansfield
emphasizes the powers and blind justification of conformity within
The story commences with the arrival of the doll's house sent to
the Burnell children. The Burnells take a great liking to this
new acquisition. As the two older children admire the red carpet,
red plush chairs, and gold frames of this highly ornamented house,
smile at Kezia, to say `I live here.' The lamp was so real."
house and have, like Kezia, a tendency to be drawn to the
liked frightfully, was the lamp." This infatuation symbolizes her
e girls, takes an interest in the rather
Some common words found in the essay are: Katherine Mansfield, Kezia Mansfield, Kezia Kelveys, doll's house, , house kezia, Can't Kelveys, lamp kezia, world experience, Approximate Word count = 523 Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)