Feminism In A Doll's House

Feminism is the act of they way we approach to gender equality, where the idea is captivated through social examinations. Through out history, feminism has grown from the in depth examination of inequality between the genders to more calm, also focuses more on the social economic and gives women the opportunity to show what they can do, which back in the day men would never let women express themselves. In Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 play, A Doll’s House one can see that Ibsen really believed that in his society women did not have equal rights and exposes the sad ways women are depicted as lesser than men through the characters of Nora Helmer, Anne Marie and Christine Linde.
In A Doll’s House, Ibsen draws a perfect image of the role women play in all economic classes in the society he created which reflect much on the society around him at that time. The play’s female characters exemplify Nora’s belief that even though men refuse to give up their identity, self satisfaction, and integrity, “hundreds of thousands of women have.” Another female character in the play, Mrs.Linde needed to take care and support her sick mother and two younger brothers. She saw no other way out but to give up on …show more content…
The problems she creates and gets are not just about female characters. Her self search for self identity is a thing everyone goes through. Men, women elderly, everyone has to figure out how to separate themselves from their parents ' brought identities, as well as making sure that they are not controlled by their spouses nor that their identity disappear by the controlling of their spouses” (Joan Templenton). Surprisingly enough many think the same way as Joan. Nora is more than just a female character in the play but rather a character everyone can relate