A Doll's House: Victims Of Society

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It was excellent that the group decided to focus on the society in A Doll’s House. I feel that the group’s interactive oral enhanced my perception of how some characters in A Doll’s House were victims of society. In addition, the group expanded into researching the conditions of the society at that time. Norway’s society was not a great place during 1858. The economy was struggling at the time therefore many people committed crimes in order to survive. Furthermore, The Norwegian Constitution of 1814 re-introduced the role of religion into the society. Due to this, many women were forced to obey their religion and stay home to take care of their family. These ties into how some characters are victims to this society. For example, Nora was trapped

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