How does Ibsen explore ways of thinking about European society and the individual in A Dolls House? By Sam Rose-Hill Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House, transcends socio-cultural barriers by delineating the fundamental importance of women in a dominantly patriarchal society. ... This aspect of A Dolls House is Ibsen's primary criticism of the 19th century in which it was written. ... Ironically, Torvald's position of manager at the "joint stock bank- adds to the derision Ibsen focuses on physical affluence. ... Torvald's assumption that because of her gender Nora cannot sav...

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Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House was a woman who chose to find herself and to refuse the responsibility of her family by doing so. ... In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora chose to leave due to the realization of how society shaped her life to the woman she was, deceitful, nave, and shallow. ... In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora could not care for nor raise her children properly on her own due to the structure of society at that time. ...

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Divorce has become widely accepted throughout the world. In today's world, the violent shredding of a family is shrugged off like the daily weather. The play A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is a prime example of a marriage that didn't work. The marriage of Torvald and Nora Helmer had many problems...

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