Answer: Writer Katherine mansfield has symbolically presented so many elements in the story Doll's House and the lamp is one one of the important symbolic element. Getting doll's house as a gift from Mrs Hay, Burnell children were very much amazed especially for the realistic elements of the house. But Kezia, the youngest of the Burnell children took interest only in a simple lamp situated in the middle of a dining table. When the eldest Burnell children Isabel was proudly describing the doll's house and its every object to her schoolmates, only Kezia insisted on describing the lamp. According to her, it was a perfect lamp and looked real.
Symbolically this lamp represents the working class of our society who sacrifices their labour to light up the upper class people. Here the lamp is against the capitalism. Though the labour class sell their labour only to make capitalist wealthy and radiant, their labour goes in vain. Nobody looks at the labour class or gives dignity to them. Only the capitalist gets respect just like in a house a lamp lights up the house and makes everything of the house visible and beautiful and that lamp's effort remains unsung while everyone praises the quality of other items. Here the irony lies.
On the other hand, the lamp is a symbol of hope and with that hope, the writer wants the little character Kezia to perish the conflict of rich and poor, caste, creed of our society. Writer is hopeful that Kezia will able to give light in the darkness of prejudice just like a lamp eliminates the darkness of a room.
At the very end of the story, we see that Kezia allows little Else to see the doll's house especially its lamp and both the children realizes the same that an insignificant object like lamp may take an important role against social prejudice. Thus, writer Katherine Mansfield connects the lower class Else to upper class Kezia through a lamp. So the lamp is the symbol of connection, inclusivity and prejudice free society.
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