A Doll House

In Ibsen’s “A Doll House,” the act of pretending to be someone else seems to be the name the game. The characters falsely portray their true selves so that others can like them in the public. The story exemplifies the everyday spirited trophy wife, Nora, to that of a self-empowering woman. To her husband Torvald, she is a loving wife. However, unbeknownst to him, her persona shifts to that of a resilient and liberated woman. The first impression of Nora is of a respectful and yet immature wife. In the initial introduction, Nora simply wants to have it easy based on the money earned by her husband. I think of this because after Nora just bought gifts for the kids; she instantly requested money from Torvald. Torvald responds to Nora …show more content…
Therefore, she took out a loan from a wealthy man known as Mr. Krogstad. Additionally she forged a signature to save his life. When Nora learns of Torvald’s new promotion, she is ecstatic. However, Krogstad will now be one of her husband’s employees and is slated to be terminated. This upsets Krogstad, and he threatens to blackmail Nora if she does not stop Torvald from firing him.
Nora, understand this will not bode well with Torvald due to his repugnance towards dishonesty and the fear of such debt would destroy his career and her marriage. The secret she held demonstrates the strength of her character as she has carried this weight for a long time. In one sense, it is admirable in what we know of Nora. She has invested many years paying back a debt that she paid forward to save her husband while working side jobs without letting others know of her issues. To say that she hid this money from her husband would make her dishonest, or would it? Nora chose to save her husband’s life and most likely knew her husband would much rather die than be put into debt, thus, making her decision