Another friend of Isabel’s who is invited with Lena Logan to see the doll’s house first. She starts the cruel whisper about Lil Kelvey at lunch one day, whispering to Isabel, “Lil Kelvey’s going to be a servant when she grows up.” This leads to Lena approaching the Kelveys and hissing, “Yah, yer father’s in prison!” to insult them.
Emmie Cole Quotes in The Doll’s House
The The Doll’s House quotes below are all either spoken by Emmie Cole or refer to Emmie Cole. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Doll’s House
Quotes
Emmie Cole started the whisper.
“Lil Kelvey’s going to be a servant when she grows up.”
“O-oh, how awful!” said Isabel Burnell, and she made eyes at Emmie.
Emmie swallowed in a very meaning way and nodded to Isabel as she’d seen her mother do on those occasions.
“It’s true—it’s true—it’s true,” she said.
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Emmie Cole Quotes in The Doll’s House
The The Doll’s House quotes below are all either spoken by Emmie Cole or refer to Emmie Cole. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Doll’s House
Quotes
Emmie Cole started the whisper.
“Lil Kelvey’s going to be a servant when she grows up.”
“O-oh, how awful!” said Isabel Burnell, and she made eyes at Emmie.
Emmie swallowed in a very meaning way and nodded to Isabel as she’d seen her mother do on those occasions.
“It’s true—it’s true—it’s true,” she said.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
