A doll house written by Henerik Ibsen is a dramatic narrative written during a time in which society frowned upon women asserting themselves. Women were confines to certain boundaries which were that of domestic work like taking care of their husbands, children and making sure everything was every thing was perfect around the house. Nora’s character at first was described as a delicate, childlike woman who led a very sheltered and protected life. She was also looked upon as a person who loved to spend money on the luxuries of life. All her life she’d been treated like a pampered child and may think that it was her childlike nature that leads her to hide the macrons from her husband. One finds a deeper meaning into the story which centers around Nora -a character that Ibsen portrays as of being a lesser value. Whether it has to do with eating or finances Nora is always dictated to and this can be seen when her husband Torvald talks about her eating macron “ Hasn’t nibbled a pastry, not even munched a macron or two?”(875) . Torvald constantly nags her about the money she spends “spendthrifts are sweet, but they use up a frightful amount of money. Its incredible what it costs a man to feed such birds.”(874) T
It is ironic that some women today are still victims to husbands like these where nothing is more humiliating for a women to live with a stranger and have his children. This play shows us how hard it was being a woman at that time and being confined to unhappy homes. When Nora closed the door to “the doll house”she opened the door to freedom which does set an example of a hero to us.
Another one of the contradiction of society rules is seen when Clement Scott says “ Nora when finds her husband is not the ideal hero see imagined,determine to cap his egotism with her selfishness.” “She a loving affectionate woman forgets about the eight years happy married life , forgets the nest of the little bird forgets the duty.” This statement does make one wonder if Nora is a selfish, and if she is doing the right thing. But in in these eight years all she ever thought of was providing and caring for her husband. She fulfilled her duties and gave her best as a wife.Her husband was an ungrateful man who did not see love in Nora’s actions.All he cared about was his reputation and he did not really love his wife because if he did he would have found a way to save her from humiliation. Nora had no choice but to free herself from this lie and if she hadn’t her innocent children would be dragged into a life of pertinence.
Nora transforms herself from a childlike dependent women to a women of substance. She breaks away from the false societal rules and realizes the truth of her little life story. The contradiction of society can be seen when Torvald who is supposedly the perfect husband shirks his duty when Krogstad exposes Nora in the letter. Torvald true character of a mean and cowardly person are reveled whe
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