Comparing Kezia's Tendency Between The Powl 'And'

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“The lamp's best of all," cried Kezia. She thought Isabel wasn't making half enough of the little lamp. But nobody paid any attention.”

Kezia’s character is put in contrast when comparing to her sisters and friends. Kezia believes that “The lamp [is the] best of all … But nobody [pays] any attention.” The first thing Kezia sees when opening the dollhouse is the little lamp over the dining room. Isabel, on the other hand, seems to only talk about the lavish and luxurious objects in the dollhouse. This discrepancy between Kezia and Isabel concludes that the older sister has a more materialistic belief system, while the younger one focuses on things which the majority may find vague and boring.

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