Dr. Rank in the play a Doll House stands out as the one character that is unconcerned with what others think of him. He is also seen as a person who accepts their fate without revealing any emotions or complaining. Unlike the other characters such as Torvald and Nora, Dr. Rank admits to the diseased nature (literally, in his case) of his life. The Disease that Dr. Rank has, "Tuberculosis of the Spine", is actually better illustrated as syphilis. Syphilis is a highly contagious disease spread primarily by sexual activity. The disease can be passed from the infected person on to his or her offspring. Rank implies that his father’s sins of having many affairs with women was the one and only cause that led him to contract the disease that his father
