Question

In the story "The Doll's House," why is Isabel allowed to be the one to break the news of the doll's house to the other children at school?

Answer 1

Because she is the eldest sister according to paragraphs 9-11

Step-by-step explanation:

“I’m to tell,” said Isabel, “because I’m the eldest. And you two can join in after. But I’m to tell first.” There was nothing to answer. Isabel was bossy, but she was always right, and Lottie and Kezia knew too well the powers that went with being eldest. They brushed through the thick buttercups at the road edge and said nothing. “And I’m to choose who’s to come and see it first. Mother said I might.”

Answer 2

Isabel is allowed to tell the other girls about the doll's house first because she is the eldest. She says that her sisters can join in after but that she is to tell the news first. Isabel is a bossy girl and she thinks that she is always right. She also says that her mother allowed her to choose who is going to see the house first. The younger sisters, Lottie and Kezia, know the power of being the eldest daughter so they do not complain.