... when he was ill, she did the best she could. Her actions showed, in the view of the time, her moral turpitude, her "poisoned blood." (NEED QUOTES) Some of the symbols and allusions to Nora's moral disease include that of the speech made by Dr. Rank about his illness and that of Krogstad's. Rank compares ... Dr. Rank into saving her, but, as the darkness comes upon the room, she is horrified at the results of her manipulation of his emotions and "turns on the lights" not only in the room, but throws light onto the degeneration of her morals, drawing back at the last minute from utter demo...

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... a simple, "ready-made thought from which thinking has been evaporated,"" as Gerd B. Achenbach describes in his essay, Orphic Underworld Philosophy. Gerd goes on to explain two reasons for which he believes are the causes of this tendency in humans. The first is the insight, which seemingly all humans posses, ... and is certainly true today. Observe any corporate CEO (legitimately hard-working that is), athletic coach, or even priest; these people are in put power positions because they are believed to have knowledge others don't. Achenbach's second reason is the widely believed claim tha...

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• Grade Level: High School