Nora Helmer could be argued to be the “Doll” in the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. She was spoiled by her father while growing up and now by her husband Torvald which, at first leads Nora to have a lack of reality and a sense of immaturity with childish tendencies and a lack of understanding the law. We watch how Nora slowly begins to learn how to think like an adult and become independent as the play unfolds. Her interactions with the members of the cast proves how much of an unrealistic view Nora has on her actions. Nora was sheltered her entire life and which can only lead to the question if she will be able to fend for herself and learn what it is to be a responsible adult. While the play continues to unfold we watch Nora go from
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We learn that Torvald was once ill and in order to save his life they had to take a trip. This trip was expensive and even though the family is in the upper social class they did not have the money to take this trip. Back in this time period women were not allowed to barrow money without a man’s signature. The only time Nora tried to be an adult she went about it in the wrong manner, she not only lied about where the money came from but she forged her father’s signature without understanding the severity of forgery. The lack of understanding the consequences of her action could also stem from the fact that she had been coddled her whole life. In act two and three we learn the rest of the information about this loan that Nora had borrowed from Krogsted. When Krogsted approaches Nora about using her influences to convince Torvald not to fire him from the bank Nora began giving him a slight attitude as if she was better than him and had no reason to help him. It was then that Krogsted gave Nora a reality check about how the IOU she and her “father” had signed in order to barrow the loan that allowed Nora and Torvald to take their trip was in fact forged. The way Nora openly admitted that she was the one who forged her father’s signature (Isben 824) was a little juvenile and we could tell she had no idea of what she had done was not only wrong but against the law. When Krogsted listed Nora in the same category as him, because Krogsted himself had a reputation of being a fraud (Ibsen 824) Nora then began to understand she can no longer act like a child and there are consequences for her actions. Nora would do anything to cover her tracts so her husband does not find out about what she had done. Nora had spun her web of lies and she is now becoming tangled not knowing how to save herself. Nora becomes panic stricken which leads her think suicidal. She became so engulfed with her new reality that she had no
We learn that Torvald was once ill and in order to save his life they had to take a trip. This trip was expensive and even though the family is in the upper social class they did not have the money to take this trip. Back in this time period women were not allowed to barrow money without a man’s signature. The only time Nora tried to be an adult she went about it in the wrong manner, she not only lied about where the money came from but she forged her father’s signature without understanding the severity of forgery. The lack of understanding the consequences of her action could also stem from the fact that she had been coddled her whole life. In act two and three we learn the rest of the information about this loan that Nora had borrowed from Krogsted. When Krogsted approaches Nora about using her influences to convince Torvald not to fire him from the bank Nora began giving him a slight attitude as if she was better than him and had no reason to help him. It was then that Krogsted gave Nora a reality check about how the IOU she and her “father” had signed in order to barrow the loan that allowed Nora and Torvald to take their trip was in fact forged. The way Nora openly admitted that she was the one who forged her father’s signature (Isben 824) was a little juvenile and we could tell she had no idea of what she had done was not only wrong but against the law. When Krogsted listed Nora in the same category as him, because Krogsted himself had a reputation of being a fraud (Ibsen 824) Nora then began to understand she can no longer act like a child and there are consequences for her actions. Nora would do anything to cover her tracts so her husband does not find out about what she had done. Nora had spun her web of lies and she is now becoming tangled not knowing how to save herself. Nora becomes panic stricken which leads her think suicidal. She became so engulfed with her new reality that she had no