his society. There are three female characters in the play and it is no coincidence that

they each represent a certain amount of female sacrifice in particular the sacrifice of

some happiness in life for economic reasons. Anne-Marie, the nanny, gave up her own

child in order to take the job of raising Nora in place of Nora’s mother. Mrs. Linde in

order to help her family, has given up a life with her true life in order to marry a man

with money. Nora has given up her identity to fit into Torvald’s concepts of a wife and

marriage. Nora also gives up her children for what she believes is their own good. The

last sacrifice is that of a child to her parents, a sacrifice that Mrs. Linde makes but Nora

Although Anne-Marie is a minor character in the play her background is yet

another example of the sacrifices faced by women throughout the story. When Anne-

Marie is younger she decides to give her daughter over to strangers so that she might take

message about the children of corrupt parents turning out with terrible flaws, and his

In stark contrast to the other two Nora has led a life of relative comfort at first

Some topics in this essay:
Dr Rank, Furthermore Nora, Katherine Linde, Anne- Marie, Nora Nora’s, Doll’s House, Linde Anne-Marie, Italy Nora, sacrifices women, failing health, health father, failing health father, nora’s troubles,