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Language in ‘The Doll’s House’. Rhetorical Q uestions. Who could possibly mind the smell?. What is being questioned? The smell of the new paint doesn’t matter as they are over come with excitement by the Doll’s house. . When? Upon receiving the doll house. By Who? The narrator. .
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Language in ‘The Doll’s House’ Rhetorical Questions
Who could possibly mind the smell? • What is being questioned? • The smell of the new paint doesn’t matter as they are over come with excitement by the Doll’s house. • When? • Upon receiving the doll house. • By Who? • The narrator. • What does it show us about different characters? • The narrator is coming from the children’s point of view. It shows that the children find the smell irrelevant as they are so excited about the doll’s house. • What is the effect on the tone of the story? It is different at different points? • The tone is light, happy and carefree. • It provides a contrast to Aunt Beryl’s previous description of the Doll’s house. • How does it make us feel about the Doll’s house? • It makes us feel what the two girls would be feeling, that the smell is nothing compared to the excitement of the new Doll’s house.
But where was Mr Kelvey? • When? • When the reader is introduced to the Kelveys. • What is being questioned? • The whereabouts of the Kelveys father, Mr Kelvey. • By Who? • The narrator. • What does it show us about different characters? • It separates the Kelveysfrom the rest of the girls bacause they don’t have a ‘normal family’(no father when all the other girls do) • No one knows because no one has talked to the Kelveys to find out because they are know as the ‘untouchables’ • What is the effect on the tone of the story? It is different at different points? • Adds mystery. • provides a hint of reality. • How does it make us feel about the Doll’s house? • It provides a distraction from the Doll’s house and contrasts the magical quality of it with reality.
How dare you ask the little Kelvey into the courtyard? • What is being questioned? • What would poses Kezia to invite the Kelveys into the courtyard. • When? • When Aunt Beryl discovered the Kelveys in her backyard. • By Who? • The narrator. • What does it show us about different characters? • It shows that Aunt Beryl is angry with Kezia and shows how Aunt Beryl’s treatment of Kezia differs from her treatment of Isabel. • What is the effect on the tone of the story? It is different at different points? • The tone is light, happy and carefree. • It provides a contrast to Aunt Beryl’s previous description of the Doll’s house. • How does it make us feel about the Doll’s house? • It makes us feel what the two girls would be feeling, that the smell is nothing compared to the excitement of the new doll’s house.