The Attic Room

The Attic Room

The room in the attic that Kingshaw finds, is like his safe haven. Before Hooper finds him, this room is where he can be free from Hooper's grasp, it's his own little room that is not his bedroom as he doesn't like that room. 

The dolls in the room fascinate Kingshaw, and although all the furniture is dusty and old and worn out, he still quite enjoys being there, "What he liked about it was the smallness, and the fact that it seemed never to have had any particular function of its own," p59, Kingshaw could have related to the room, never having had a particular function of his own. The room is just a small part of the big house, and so is Kingshaw in Hooper's life. The smallness of the room could remind Kingshaw of his smallness and insignificance on trying to loosen Hooper's grasp on him.

"Kingshaw had examined the dolls, picking each one up in turn. ... He liked them, liked the feel of them in his hands,"p59, the dolls sooth Kingshaw. They are small and delicate, and in a way he can again relate to them. They're delicate lace stitching and dresses are like his inner feelings, very delicate and easily damaged.

The Attic Room is a room to which Kingshaw can relate as it is so small in comparison to the rest of the house. The dolls are nice attributes to the room and sooth Kingshaw.