Question

about the Doll hoouse, how does the author succeed in prompting the readers sympathy for the little girls?

Answer 1

how does the author succeed in promoting the reader's sympathy for the little girls? Mansfield evokes sympathy for the little kelveys. she sarcastically says they are "very nice company for other people's children!". she also describes the bedraggled, ragged clothing.

Answer 2

Both girls wear old clothes that have been mended many times over. They both love and take care of each other. They are not ashamed of themselves or their mother.