The shocking end in the play A Doll's House by author Henrick Ibsen leaves the reader with so many unanswered questions. Nora the main character does the unthinkable to some. Could you imagine walking away from your entire life? Those first steps can be hard, walking away from something that happens to be all that is known, yet Nora took those steps walked away from something so dear to her. “A Doll’s House” gives the reader a prime example of how being comfortable doesn’t always give a sense of fulfillment. Nora had a series of events that led up to somewhat of a personal epiphany or self-awakening that lead her to leave her life and family behind, in order to become a better person. To develop her independence and gain equality.
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He constantly called Nora pet names that were small. He said things like, "HELMER: Is it my little squirrel bustling about?" (1.9) This was a manipulative way of imprinting on her conscious that she was a small being, and that's all she would ever be compared too. Torvald treated Nora like a child, He would say things like “Come, come, my little skylark must not droop her wings.” “What is this? Is my little squirrel out of temper?” (1.24) The beginning of this story can almost confuse the reader, because Torvald speaks to Nora in such a way that it is childlike, for a minute one might think she is his child. In the essay “Nora as a Doll” the author displayed the same confusion and interpretation of the couples’s behavior by saying “The maturity level Nora exhibits demonstrates that the relationship between Torvald and Nora is more like father and daughter than husband and wife.” She maintained her childlike behavior not only because of the way she was treated, but it also gave her a sense of no responsibility and …show more content…
No one deserves to be treated the way she did, or to feel as low as Nora did. It stands for quality, independence of women. Nora did not get treated as an equal, and her husband made it clear to her she wasn’t by the use of pet names, she suffered blackmail, emotional abuse and low self-esteem that was fed daily by the people around her. The author Henrick Ibsen shook the readers with the ending, yet it was understandable. Nora was ready to be equal and to become her great self, so she closed the day behind her and
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He constantly called Nora pet names that were small. He said things like, "HELMER: Is it my little squirrel bustling about?" (1.9) This was a manipulative way of imprinting on her conscious that she was a small being, and that's all she would ever be compared too. Torvald treated Nora like a child, He would say things like “Come, come, my little skylark must not droop her wings.” “What is this? Is my little squirrel out of temper?” (1.24) The beginning of this story can almost confuse the reader, because Torvald speaks to Nora in such a way that it is childlike, for a minute one might think she is his child. In the essay “Nora as a Doll” the author displayed the same confusion and interpretation of the couples’s behavior by saying “The maturity level Nora exhibits demonstrates that the relationship between Torvald and Nora is more like father and daughter than husband and wife.” She maintained her childlike behavior not only because of the way she was treated, but it also gave her a sense of no responsibility and …show more content…
No one deserves to be treated the way she did, or to feel as low as Nora did. It stands for quality, independence of women. Nora did not get treated as an equal, and her husband made it clear to her she wasn’t by the use of pet names, she suffered blackmail, emotional abuse and low self-esteem that was fed daily by the people around her. The author Henrick Ibsen shook the readers with the ending, yet it was understandable. Nora was ready to be equal and to become her great self, so she closed the day behind her and