At first she is threatened by the thought of hurting his reputation, she took the bond without his knowledge. Throughout the whole scene Nora is trying to distract him from finding out about the bond. Torvald treats Nora like a child and she uses this to her advantage to distract him. This shows how women are represented as objects when Torvald does not take her actions seriously. Their relationship is based off of Nora trying to value Torvalds place in society and she is trying to support his desire to fulfill himself in all aspects of life. As a woman in the 19th century this was the expectation, however by the end of act II Nora is realizing she is just an object. Torvald does not respect her independence as she does his. Due to society expectations this was the outcome of relationships between men and
At first she is threatened by the thought of hurting his reputation, she took the bond without his knowledge. Throughout the whole scene Nora is trying to distract him from finding out about the bond. Torvald treats Nora like a child and she uses this to her advantage to distract him. This shows how women are represented as objects when Torvald does not take her actions seriously. Their relationship is based off of Nora trying to value Torvalds place in society and she is trying to support his desire to fulfill himself in all aspects of life. As a woman in the 19th century this was the expectation, however by the end of act II Nora is realizing she is just an object. Torvald does not respect her independence as she does his. Due to society expectations this was the outcome of relationships between men and