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)