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In the short story 'The Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield, a main idea that was dealt with was the class distinction the existed in the 1900s, the period of when the story was based on. Through the story, the author illustrates the horrid and wickedness of the social hierarchy system. Class distinction was taken for granted in the town where the story was based, the social prejudice believes were past on to children from parents. The children mimic the attitudes of their parents towards those that belonged to the lower class, such as the Kelveys. "The Kelveys were shunned by everybody." In the first place, the upper class parents believed that their children were 'forced to mix together' as it was the 'only school for miles'. Snobbery began to reveal in the story. Although Kezia, the main character, attempts to break and challenge the social hierarchy, she was unsuccessful as...

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