Topic > Facing Social Ostracism in "A Doll's House" by…

Anyone who has experienced high school gym class knows the desperation of being picked last on the sports team. The same hurt feelings surface when you're left out of lunch with coworkers, fail to get the job interview, or get dumped by a romantic partner. Within a society, social classes are inevitable. In the short story "The Doll's House," author Katherine Mansfield examines the difficulties of dealing with class consciousness and social ostracism in this society, as well as Aunt Beryl's influence on Isabel. Mansfield uses various linguistic techniques to intensify the message, class prejudice corrupts innocence and egalitarian attitude. Social groups have long been part of human history. Categorizing people into "us" and "them" helped humans develop tribes, clans, and other early social structures. There has been a constant struggle between upper- and lower-class citizens throughout human history. In the story "The Doll's House", Mansfield, the author expresses strong sympathy for the working class and the poor, he strongly condemns both the exploitation and the arrogance of the upper classes. Mansfield uses symbolization and descriptive language to intensify the message, class prejudice corrupts Innocence and egalitarian attitude. The story is set in a rural setting of the nineteenth century and in a time when class differences were much more pronounced than today. In the story, Burell's dollhouse represents the upper class society and symbolizes a separate part of society. Mansfield describes the dollhouse as luxurious and spectacular. The description of the doll's house: 'There were pictures on the walls, painted on paper, in complete gilded frames. The red carpet covered the whole...middle of the paper...rising inflation rate, injustice (due to status), expensive education pushed many individuals and families down from a higher level to a lower one. “Justice delayed is justice denied” and our law enforcement agencies strictly follow this very famous quote which has created another social class/group of those who can afford justice and those who cannot afford it. Economic fluctuations, including an inflation rate of 0-4% in developed countries and up to 5-20% in developing countries, the decline in the exchange value of currencies and the skyrocketing prices of goods and services have forced millions of people on the brink of poverty and destitution. Attention is only paid to those who constitute the majority of the population of our country and this causes serious discomfort and pain to the working class as well as the middle class who breathe this aura of restlessness.