Max Soto
ENGL 190
11/30/15
A Doll House
The Characters in Henrik Ibsen's A doll house, seem to have two different ways of showing themselves than showing their true character. They pretend to be someone else so others can see it that way and hide. The one person who stands out of the play is Nora. To Torvald, she is a childish and loving wife but on the other side of things, she is hiddenly independent and a strong women. Nora's character changes as the play progresses from a playful "Trophy wife" seen by Torvald, to a empowering women.
In the beginning of the play, Nora portrays to the audience as obedient, need for money and very childish. The first act, Torvald is asked for money immediately from Nora when she told him what she bought for the kids. The way Torvald treats and calls her is like a little girl or pet. Torvald says, "my little lark mustn’t …show more content…
This is where Nora comes to an understanding. She can live the life with Torvald and how he treats her. She couldn't be herself when she is with her husband. She says, “When I look back on it now… I lived by doing tricks for you, Torvald. But that's the way you wanted it” (Ibsen 1235), which makes things more clear to her that she is seen as a form of entertainment to Torvald. She acted childish so she can make him happy.
Nora makes a decision to leave the house and to learn about herself. She says, “I must learn to be competent, Torvald. I must make up my mind which is right - society or I” (Ibsen 1236). She is now confident and understands that the rules of society and it's values aren't always right but they have only held her back. She also points out that they never spoke about anything serious in their relationship which could mean that he's the one who has looked down to her. By the end of the story, Nora has changed her character seen as a trophy wife to a confident, strong, and independent
ENGL 190
11/30/15
A Doll House
The Characters in Henrik Ibsen's A doll house, seem to have two different ways of showing themselves than showing their true character. They pretend to be someone else so others can see it that way and hide. The one person who stands out of the play is Nora. To Torvald, she is a childish and loving wife but on the other side of things, she is hiddenly independent and a strong women. Nora's character changes as the play progresses from a playful "Trophy wife" seen by Torvald, to a empowering women.
In the beginning of the play, Nora portrays to the audience as obedient, need for money and very childish. The first act, Torvald is asked for money immediately from Nora when she told him what she bought for the kids. The way Torvald treats and calls her is like a little girl or pet. Torvald says, "my little lark mustn’t …show more content…
This is where Nora comes to an understanding. She can live the life with Torvald and how he treats her. She couldn't be herself when she is with her husband. She says, “When I look back on it now… I lived by doing tricks for you, Torvald. But that's the way you wanted it” (Ibsen 1235), which makes things more clear to her that she is seen as a form of entertainment to Torvald. She acted childish so she can make him happy.
Nora makes a decision to leave the house and to learn about herself. She says, “I must learn to be competent, Torvald. I must make up my mind which is right - society or I” (Ibsen 1236). She is now confident and understands that the rules of society and it's values aren't always right but they have only held her back. She also points out that they never spoke about anything serious in their relationship which could mean that he's the one who has looked down to her. By the end of the story, Nora has changed her character seen as a trophy wife to a confident, strong, and independent