Nora and Torvald have very different definitions of “human beings”. When Torvald tells Nora that she is acting like a human being, he means that she is acting as society expects her to as a woman. Society expects her to be subordinate to Torvald and listen to what he says. Her doing this fits the stereotype that women were restricted to at this time and makes her just like everyone else, or just like a “human being” in his eyes. Later on in the play however, Nora uses the term human being again. She says “before all else I am a human being.” This has a much different connotation than Torvalds usage of the term did. She is referring to a human being in general. Not a woman, a wife, or a mother, but a human being.
Torvald can be seen, depending
Torvald can be seen, depending