In the late , women did not work and was not considered head of the household. The man always had the final word. Women would marry to make their lives complete. Nora was really in love with the person she thought Torvald was. After she reveals the "dastardly deed" to her husband, he becomes understandably agitated; in his frustration he shares the outside world with her, the ignorance of the serious business world, and destroys her innocence and self-esteem. This disillusion marks the final destructive blow to her doll's house.
Their ideal home including their marriage and parenting has been a fabrication for the sake of society. Nora's decision to leave this false life behind and discover for herself what is real is directly symbolic of woman's ultimate realization.
Although she becomes aware of her supposed subordinateness, it is not because of this that she has the desire to take action. Westport: Greenwood, We are finally able to see who Nora is and why she acts the way she does. When Torvald found out about Noras secret he became infuriated. He called her a liar and said that he should have seen something like this coming due to how she was raised.
Before, they had been merely coexisting and were just going through the motions of husband and wife. Torvald treats Nora like a small, silly girl who cannot take personal decisions. He ranks himself as the head of his family and always infers that Nora is a minor element in their family re Women and their importance in society are common things of literary analysis.
In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Susan Glaspell's Trifles, Nora and Minnie are two strong women in a male-dominated world, who decide unlike ways to cope with gender inequalities and rebel against gendered ideals and prospects.
Nora and Minnie are alike in the gist that they regularly have to obey their husbands' mandates. As a result, Torvald is possessive of her and treats her like a "doll" instead of a human being. This is reflected in the pet names In her last act of defiance against Torvald and the society she lives in, Nora lets Torvald know that she is independent and can dictate her own actions, then leaves.
Nora and Torvald both conform to their society's norms throughout the play, until Nora's irresponsibility with money shatters the illusion of their lives. Nora starts off as a passive and typical housewife of her time, but as the play advances, her conflict with Krogstad shows how she is slowly straying away from what would be her place in society. Both Torvald and Nora Helmer played as major characters but were flat and static in the beginning. Nora with her childlike and submissive behavior toward her husband of eight years and Torvald with a stereotypical point of view.
Developing this trait as a child from her father Nora believed this was an acceptable behavior for her marriage. And Torvald probably grew up. Throughout the novel, Nora is depicted as obedient to her husband, Torvald, and never dares to stand up to him.
The play is a well-played out journey of the main character, Nora, self-discovery and struggles against the oppression of her husband Torvald and the society he represents. Nora, who is the wife of Torvald Helmer, is the heroine of the play in the end.
The society was male- dominated with no equality. She transforms from a traditional, reserved woman to a new, independent. The play was written in , a time in which women had a submissive role to her husband. Each critic noticed the change in Torvalds personality when something was not perfect in his home.
Clement Scott said, Helmer is very angry indeed. He forgets all his affection and endearment; he can only think of his personality injury Scott also said, Helmers attitude towards his child-wife is natural but unreasonable Besides being angry towards Nora, Torvald is also controlling. Forbidding Nora from eating candy reveals Torvalds controlling side. Edmund Gosse said, Her doctor and her husband have told her not to give way to her passion for candy in any of its seductive forms He forbids Nora from eating candy because he does not want her teeth to become rotten.
This shows how shallow he is. Torvald is so obsessed with Nora being perfect, that he really is not in love with her. Helmer only sees the attractiveness of this love which lies intoxicatingly over her silent farewell Salome Torvald is mean, shallow, and does not truly love his wife. Not only does Torvald treat Nora badly, but he also treats her like a child. He speaks down to her. Torvald has many pet names for Nora.
He says things to her like When did my little squirrel get in? Torvald also says, My little songbird must not do that again! He treats Nora as though she is a caged little pet. Torvald is married to Nora, because she does whatever he says.
He treats his wife like a child. He gives her an allowance, and gets angry when she spends too much money. Torvald even calls her a child. He says, You talk like a child Ibsen Torvald also uses Nora for entertainment. He has her dance around the house and do performances.
Nora tells Kristine, And Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan peasant girl and dance the tarantella that I learned in Capri Ibsen Nora goes along with it too. When she wants a favor from Torvald, she says things like, Your squirrel would scamper about and do tricks, if youd only be sweet and given in Ibsen Torvald does not love Nora. He uses her for his own entertainment. Torvald enjoys telling Nora what to do. He treats her like a pet or a child, and that is not love. Nora also enjoys that Torvald treats her like a child.
Shaw realized, She has learnt to coax her husband into giving her what she asks for, by appealing to his affection for her: that is, by playing all sorts of pretty tricks until he is wheeled into an amorous humor She loves getting her way and having all of her husbands attention. Scott said, He pinches her ear, and calls her by pet names, such as squirrel, and mouse, and bird; but all in practical matters she is a positive hindrance to his ambition Just like Nora uses Torvald to get her way, he also uses her for his entertainment.
Salome says, He chooses a squirrel that can perform tricks when he is bored Torvald likes to treat Nora as a pet or child. Gosse noticed, [The] happy little wife is really a tragical victim of masculine egotism Having a perfect wife, who does whatever he says, shows that Torvald is selfish and egotistical.
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