... often than not those who come from wealth and prosperity, who are never held accountable for their own money and actions. Such is the case of Nora Helmer, a character in the play "A Doll's House," originally written by Henrik Ibsen. "A Doll's House" chronicles the story of a husband and wife ... who live in a flat. Throughout the story, the reader sees Nora, the wife of Torvald Helmer, change from a "girl" completely dependant on everyone around her, into a rebellious, self-aware "woman" who realizes she has been ... her money and spend it wisely. She insists that they can always borrow...

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... lender and co-worker of Torvald. She is now a desperate criminal. It was illegal because she forged her dead father's signature on the document. Nora keeps her actions from Torvald by telling him her father gave her the money. Krogstad learns Torvald plans to fire him and he will lose his job ... . He blackmails Nora over her husband's issues. Nora says to Krogstad, "You don't mean that you will tell my husband that I owe you money?" (1185). Panic begins to set ... a doll in a dollhouse. Never being able to choose or express a hope, desire, thought, or wishes, without consideration of t...

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... soul "and is sure he loves him most devotedly- (Simonds 1). The most obvious example of Torvald's physical control over Nora is his re-teaching her the tarantella. Nora pretends that she needs Torvald to teach her every move in order to relearn the dance. This act shows her submissiveness to ... was on fire; I couldn't stand it any longer- that's why I brought you down so early-(1218), showing how he is more interested in Nora physically than emotionally. When Nora responds by saying, "Leave me now, Torvald! I don't want all this-(1218), Torvald asks "I am your husband aren't I?-(1218). B...

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... life you've ever known, and establishing yourself as an independent person? This is a difficult enough task for anyone to accomplish. In "A Doll's House", Nora is certainly no exception. The concept of single women, as we know it today, has drastically changed since the Nineteenth Century. Women had few rights, and from ... would be able to find a job, earn money, and make it on her own. After all, nobody can do anything alone, and the fact that Nora is willing to ask for help only serves to show her determination to survive. In "A Doll's House", Christine is forced to live out on her o...

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... her wings to the sky and decided to embrace all the difficulties so that she could learn something through the real life. In this story, Nora has many different personalities, and we know people change by different kind of reasons, such as the impacts from other people or from the outside ... care about other people; therefore, in this aspect, she is irresponsible and not very mature as an adult should be. Furthermore, from other people's view, Nora is innocent, nave, simple, and dependent. Her behavior is like a nave child, when she eats the macaroons as a kid who is afraid of been ....

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... their families to pursue their own lives, yet whether the decision is justified or not depends on the situation. 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. Once she realized that ... would eventually come to the realization of the subjection of her in her life. One day, however, perhaps when she has many children, just as Nora did, she will have experienced enough disagreements, enough verbal and perhaps physical arguments, and actually come to know and understand her husb...

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... for her later in life. When she married Torvald, she just carried on the traditional life to which she was accustomed - transferred from one man to another, the "father figure."" Nora, in her own "dream world,"" only believed to be happy, she had no idea of how to get in touch with her true feelings. Only when she and Torvald had ... wanted in life. In a way, if Kristine had protected her from the letter, Nora's final outcome would have caused her "blinded- lifestyle to continue, and Nora would have never found herself. Therefore, Kristine was right in telling Nora that Torvald must fin...

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... becoming a slave and treated like his property hence feeling to be a useless person. On the other hand, at the beginning of the play, Nora seems completely happy with her husband Torvald. She responds affectionately to him and speaks with excitement about his new job. She is also pleased in ... is cuddled, pampered, and patronized. She is painted as a shallow woman who is overly concerned with material delights. More important, once the secret of Nora's loan is revealed, her interest in money stems more from her concern to her family's welfare than from pretty desires. In Pygmalion, Eliz...

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... . The inclusion of this play in a "World's Classics" book series tells us about how great this play is. But on reading it I found what seemed to be an inconsistent character. Nora, arguably the protagonist of the play, is an unrebeling and an extremely submissive wife of a bank manager. She is someone who apparently has no mind of her own and for ... one day this shy wife turns into a clear-minded un - emotional person who unbelievably leaves her husband and her children - a change / transformation too big in too short a period to swallow. Nora's qualities until the end of the play are s...

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Nora Zeal Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," protagonist Janie, chronicles her journey of self-expression. In the end of the novel, Janie comes to realize that how she feels has importance and matters. In a sharp contrast to Janie's beauty and youth, she falls in love and marries Loga...

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The first two books of the Odyssey are concerned with the lives of Penelope and Telemachus almost twenty years after Odysseus leaves home. By the laws of their culture, when a man dies his wife ... remains a faithful and good wife to Odysseus by tricking the suitors and delaying marriage whilst she waits for his return or proof that he is dead. Throughout these first two books Odysseus is revered as being the perfect man by many of the villagers and his son. They constantly refer to him as reverent, an amazing warrior and even a good father ... ...

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... it ever got around that the new manager had been talked over by his wife...", (Ibsen 754). This shows that Torvald does not really care about what Nora is saying, all he is concerned about is making himself look bad. John Gottman says "What characterizes the marriages of stable and happy couples? It is a ... that men do this", (Secret 1). Obviously Torvald does not demonstrate this. Second, when Krogstad did mail the letter and Helmer read it he went crazy. He started yelling and told Nora that she could live there so it would seem as if they were still married, but she could not even se...

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... get dressed up and play make believe, but eventually the fun and games came to an end. In A Doll's House, however, we read of a woman subjected to a man's game. Nora and Torvald seem to be a happily married couple living in what they believe to be a perfect story, but from the very beginning of the ... "free" after the New Year "after she has paid off her debt to Krogstad. Yes she will be free but not from Krogstad rather her husband. Nora says, "Free. To be free, absolutely free. To spend time playing with the children. To have a clean, beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it.""(Ibsen...

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... happy and that life is good. "Oh Kristine, I feel so light and happy" "Oh dear God, Kristine, what a lovely thing to live and be happy. Nora feels she is unable to live with out Trovald. " Yes, Torvald, I can't get anywhere without your help. She feels she is happier when she is under ... for her from dressing her to telling her what she can and can't eat to having her dance and sing for only his pleasure and happiness. Nora was influenced by her husband into believing she was happy and that life was great. Trovald would always speak to her in childlike tones with animal ... open for sh...

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... the way Torvald wanted it to be. It really wasn't her fault she was the way she was, it was mostly Torvald's for spoiling her. Nora relies on Torvald for everything, from movements to thoughts, much like a puppet that is dependent on its puppet master for all of its actions. Her ... to prevent Torvald from finding out, she tries to delay him from reading the letters. The climax of the play happens when Torvald does read the first letter Krogstad sent Nora questions (possibly for the first time) Torvald's reaction as inappropriate. He treats her with no respect, calls her a liar and is ....

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... false life, she inflicts tragedy upon herself by leaving every thing she has by walking away. She puts herself in this tragic situation by not being honest. Nora lies to herself and the ones she cares about. Before she leaves her life is not her own person she is carrying on life as a role. ... Making others happy, instead of herself. A Doll's House by Henrik Isben is about a young woman and her life. The main characters name is Nora Helmer. She is married to a bank manager named Trovald. In the early years of their marriage just after their first child, Trovald becomes ill. Doctors say ...

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... her family. Because the final scene is so crucial to the themes of the play, the alternate ending changes its entire meaning. The play begins with Nora making preparations for Christmas. In the first act, she appears to be happy with her role as wife and mother. She believes that her marriage to ... Not only did she act against the conventions of society by borrowing money, she also broke the law by forging her father's signature on the loan. Nora believes she did what any loving spouse would do and calls the law "very poor". She doesn't want her husband to know how she got the ... bl...

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... Helmer will be very upset with her and possibly leave her. Mrs. Linde realizes that Krogstad has lent Nora the money and is shocked. "MRS. LINDE. Nora- it was Krogstad who lent you the money! NORA. Yes, and now Torvald will know all about it...I only want to say this to you, Christine ... clear sign of a suffering marriage. Another instance that proves an untrue marriage is Helmer's lack of concern for Nora. Although on the surface their marriage seems to be perfect, it is only a show. Helmer treats Nora as if she were only a trophy. It is true that he gives her money, but only because he...

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... stays at home to please her husband, it is then understandable that she is living not for herself but to please others. From early childhood Nora has always held the opinions of either her father or Torvald, hoping to please them. This mentality makes her act infantile, showing that she ... going against your wishes" (4). This type of communications cannot be healthy in any relationship, and greatly hindered the relationship between the two. Finally, when Nora realized that they needed to seriously converse the timing was too late, "We have been married eight years now. Does this not occ...

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... calling her pet names, such as "singing lark", "little squirrel" and "little spendthrift". He pats her on the head much as one would a small child. Nora is sensible and completely unaware of her own worth until the last act of the play. In contrast, Mrs. Linde is a widow who married her husband for money ... made good lives for themselves. Mrs. Linde now has only herself to take care of. The play also shows how Mrs. Linde has matured and Nora has not. Nora initially appears flighty and excitable, her main concern seems to be charming her husband and being the perfect wife. It is Christm...

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... definition of a woman's role. He believes that it is the sacred duty of a woman to be a good wife and mother. Moreover, he tells Nora that women are responsible for the morality of their children. In essence, he sees women as both childlike, helpless beings, detached from reality and influential moral ... purity of the world through their influence in the home. The perception of manliness is also discussed, though in a much more subtle way. Nora's description of Torvald suggests that she is partially aware of the lies inherent in the male role as much as that of the female. ... "child,...

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... adult" then Torvald thinks her to be because of the loan she took out with Krogstad and the jobs she occupied to pay the loan back. Though Nora took out the loan and is paying it back, evening bragging to Mrs. Linde that she has a sense for business, she still seems to be ... way she is handing the loan. For instance, when Mrs. Linde asked how many payments she had left, she said, "I can't tell exactly." Also, when Nora forged her father's signature she did not take the time to use the correct dates, again showing her childish behavior. Deceiving her husband by hiding the loan, ... to ...

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... does and in his mind believes that she is truthful 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 ... for eight years. However, when she finally realizes his insensitivity, she knows she must leave him. One example of Torvald's dominance over Nora, occurs when he forbids Nora to have any macaroons in the house, even though she really enjoyed them. Also, when they were going to the costume party he ... happens...

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... was written in the late 1800's, many women today are still trapped, to a lesser extent, living the stereotype represented by Nora Helmer. The plot of the play revolves around Nora. Nora is married to Torvald with whom she has bore three children. Torvald treats Nora as his "prize" or "property" and seems to only enjoy the superficial facets of marriage. This accusation is based ... on part that the audience is only exposed to Torvald's obsession of Nora's physical beauty and his incisiveness of addressing her with condescending pet names. Nora, as the wife, tries everything possible to ...

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... be honest to Torvald about even insignificant things. Torvald did not like her eating macaroons (cookies) because they would mess up her teeth. When Torvald asked Nora if she indulged on any while in town, she said, "No, Torvald, honestly, you must believe me-(777)! Torvald knows that she is guilty ... to the relationship. Dishonesty cannot help a relationship such as marriage. Marriage is based on trust and truth, and without these the bond will break. Although Nora loves Torvald very much, she is unaware that she is not looked at as his equal. Another major quality of a marriage is equ...

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