How Is Nora Selfish

Nora at first appears to be a silly, selfish girl, who has yet to grow up from her high school days, constantly sneaking things behind her husbands back.
Nora is considered to be one the most interesting characters in the play even though she is immature and may even be ignorant at times. Torvald is convinced that Nora needs his guidance throughout all things that she does, because she has a child-like mind. Torvald embraces that belief, that it is his role as a man and as her husband to guide her. For example, by forbidding her from eating macaroons, something she does anyway despite her promises of total obedience to him. Through out the play we learn that she has made great sacrifices to save her husband's life and pay back her secret loan. By the end of the play, she realizes her true strength and comes off as an independent woman.
Nora finds tons of happiness from shopping and buying different things with Torvald’s money. Although, Torvald got a higher paying job, he states that he could be waiting up to three months for the check and they must still be careful with money. Torvald is very conscious of other people’s perceptions of him. Torvald's focus on status and being treated as superior by people like Krogstad, focuses his obsession with reputation and appearances. Nora being the child …show more content…
Although, Krogstad is not the worst person in the play, most of what he does, he does for his family. Throughout all the blackmail and the trauma that follows, that does not change Nora’s behavior. Those hardships open her eyes to irritated and underappreciated potential. “I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald,” she says during her confrontation with him. Nora comes to realize that in addition to her literal dancing and singing tricks, she has been putting on a show throughout her marriage. She has pretended to be someone she is not, to fulfill the role that Torvald, her father, and society has expected for