... as well as the work place, men were able to make women inferior to them. This made the women helpless and dependent upon men. In the play A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen, Nora's dilemma is directly affected by this male-dominating society. Growing up in a male-dominated society, Nora was adored by her father ... Marie. At the time Nora though her life was pleasant and perfect, but in reality she was just her father's "baby doll, and he played with [her] as [she] use to play with dolls" (Ibsen 1124). Her father viewed Nora as a possession to amuse him. He played with her like children .....

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... the 1800's it was unusual if not forbidden for a women to leave her husband and children to find their own identity. In "The Dolls' House" Nora is all to willing to give up her security and family so she is able to discovery herself. Nora may seem to be deceitful and ... as an act of forgery that will ruin her reputation and will have serious consequences. Noras not only is dishonest to her husband but also to herself. Throughout the play she makes herself believe that she is happy and that life is good. "Oh Kristine, I feel so light and happy" "Oh dear God, Kristine, what a ... ability...

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Discuss the family power struggle in A Doll House and explain how it's presentation works to highlight the play's main themes. ______________________________________________________________________ Henrick Ibsen's, A Doll House, reflects upon 19th century Norway - the society in which it was written. It was a highly patriarchal ... demonstrates how patriarchal societies can belittle women and deteriorate their rights. This also reflects upon the male dominance in dramatic texts such as, A Doll House, in the way that Torvald Helmer treats Nora as another of his possessions which not only gives ...

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... away from their marriage's leaving children behind, and still feel that it is important to do more then get married and have children. One of the reasons that I feel that "A Doll's House" could be updated is that many women of today still feel trapped by their marriages. Some women, I"m sure this might be more common in upper class societies, fell that they ... 't receive all of the prestige and praise that their husbands do, and they wonder what their role is in the marriage. Many women of today still feel like they are a "doll" with nothing of importance to do. They have nannies and ba...

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English In the play "A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen, the author chooses two very unique characters to play Nora and Torvald. He sets them up in a marriage relationship, which is somewhat unrealistic in today's standards of marriage. Nora plays a weak wife ... about everything with him. These two characters provide for conflict although Nora stands for her husband's abuse until she can't take it anymore. Throughout the entire play, Torvald plays the role of the dominant character in his marriage to Nora. Nora is a delicate character and she puts up with Torvald for eight years. ... realizes h...

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... even boycotted but still men continue to control our society and most of the time they tend to have the final say so especially in the household. In the stories A Doll's House and Sweat this idea of what we now call a "woman" does not even exist. Women have the right to every thing a man has a right to and more. In examining these ... because the father would be loosing help, sort of like an employee, so the man had to pay him so that he could continue with his work. In the story A Doll's House Torvald, the husband, treated Nora, his wife, more like his daughter. But one day she finally...

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The villain of "A Doll's House" is Torvald Helmer. Torvald is a man who is only worried about his reputation. He must always prove himself to those in doubt. When Nora asks Torvald to let Krogstad keep ... care of their children. He believes that parents lying are the cause of children turning into criminals. Torvald's attitude toward himself and Nora are important to the meaning of the play. It shows the male domination that was the social norm during that time period. The result of Torvald's villainy was Nora realizing that she was not in control of her ... ...

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Who is responsible for Nora's childish behavior, which lead to her departure? Surely she is part accountable, or is her husband and father fully to blame because they treated her like an infant? Though it is difficult to point the blame entirely on a specific character in play, it is easy to presume that everyone had a part in Nora's childish behavior. Throughout the entire play Nora is constantly being treated as a young child. Torvald is the main character responsible for his wife's childish behavior. For example, he is always calling Nora by a "pet name", such as "little sky-lark" or "littl...

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... . They had two sets of clothes, a school or church set and a play set. They also had a pair of shoes for school or church and another pair for play. She remembered that if they did not change from their school to play clothes right as soon as they got home from school or they would get ... and the occasional neighbor friends. She and her sisters would get one doll and a trunk for doll clothes for Christmas. They would make the clothes for their dolls and play with them all year. One time my grandma's friend from next door broke her doll. My grandma said that girl never touched her dolls a...

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... to a man and a woman's home he quotes "Christ anything would be better-". Jimmy is very independent yet dependent later on in the play, nothing worries him like stealing apples from the neighbor's garden. Yet when the thought of maybe never seeing his mother again comes into ... Again on the third line-up jimmy is still oblivious to what happened to ruby when she went to the matron's house. Once jimmy comes back he now knows what the man and woman's house is all about and learns from his "gun-ho" attitude. Jimmy goes to prison and when he leaves he runs ... a grey sky and is mentally da...

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... age of one and a half, causing her to lash out in frustration. For all three characters separation creates a sense of loss and pain. Throughout the play, James experiences both physical and psychological separation. Soon after the death of his mother, James' father remarries. James feels that his father has forgotten him, therefore ... by accepting his new mother and standing up to his father. Annie also suffers from physical and psychological separation. Shortly after being sent to the State Alms House at the age of nine, she is faced with the death of her brother, Jimmie. The doctor sa...

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... as sickly and pale. It is obvious that Sadie doesn't possess this luminosity because she is an outsider and English. Her husband's family has always treated her like a doll; something pretty to play with, but never important enough to consider emotions from. They amuse themselves with her attempts to speak Sanskrit and wear saris. "When they had finished, they stood back to ... busy with families of their own. They are unconcerned about her departure and only make lukewarm promises of visitation. Annapurna is so cemented in her position as mistress of the house that the household shuts ...

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... made up), and she would never consider leaving her homeundone.? I was standing on the chair, and looking outside the window, I could see my girlfriends jumping rope, and I couldn't wait to play with them. When I turned around I could see grandma wearing her trench coat and scarf, and holding my sweater in her hands. I trembled at the thought of wearing that cardigan (it ... widow with three children to raise, and as painful as it could be, she managed to make a decent living up until the WWII. In 1940 for safety, they abandoned their house and moved in with her husband's relatives on th...

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