... time it was written, the play was considered controversial due to its subject matter; the advocation of women's rights. The play opens with Nora in her house around Christmas time. Nora is talking to her husband Torvald who uses names such as "little squirrel" to address her and reaffirm his dominance. ... It was an embarrassment for the man if the women provided for the family, so the woman was in charge of the domestic needs. In A Doll's House, Nora saves Torvald's life by getting him the proper medical treatments in Italy. To get the money for the trip she goes behind his back to ge...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and handled the business aspect of their lives. The woman was to have no say in money matters. Such was the case in Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll House."" Nora Torvald, the wife in the play, "she is viewed as an object, a toy, a child but never an equal- (Galens and Spampinato 109). ... Come on don't be a sulky squirrel. Nora guess what I have here. Nora: Money! Helmer: There, see. Good grief I know how costs go up in a house at Christmastime (972). Even as he offers her gifts he is belittling. Once again he must show that he is the dominant partner. "He is completely unaware that Nora ....

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• Grade Level: High School