The treatment of women by their husbands has changed drastically between the late 1870s and 2017. In the play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen, Nora was treated poorly by her husband and learned to escape to freedom as women did throughout history. Women did not have many rights in the late 1800s before the beginning of the women's rights movement. The role of women in the family at that time was two-fold: take care of the children and love their husbands. Even though he controls her, Nora obviously loves her husband, Torvald, in spite of his name calling and demands. Nora shows the reader how much she loves her husband, by doing all she can to save her husband from dying of his illness, even though it results in her committing a crime. The male subjection of women, as seen
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A Doll's House is a classic piece of literature portraying the poor treatment of women. In the beginning of the play, Nora’s husband calls her names, such as “Skylark” and “Squirrel.” These names manifest Torvald's power over Nora and dehumanize her. Nora was controlled by her husband, Torvald, and the reader sees this in more than name calling. Torvald would also purposely hurt Nora. “ This improper naming (as well as Torvald's performative gestures such as pinching Nora's ear jokingly) suggests a lack of seriousness on Torvald's part in his dealings with Nora”
A Doll's House is a classic piece of literature portraying the poor treatment of women. In the beginning of the play, Nora’s husband calls her names, such as “Skylark” and “Squirrel.” These names manifest Torvald's power over Nora and dehumanize her. Nora was controlled by her husband, Torvald, and the reader sees this in more than name calling. Torvald would also purposely hurt Nora. “ This improper naming (as well as Torvald's performative gestures such as pinching Nora's ear jokingly) suggests a lack of seriousness on Torvald's part in his dealings with Nora”