In the play, A Doll’s House, a 19th century relationship between a husband and wife is depicted. The wife, Nora, leaves her husband, Torvald, at the end of the story. There is a controversial debate on whether Nora should have left Torvald and her family in the play. I believe that Nora was justified in leaving her husband because of the reasons I will explain in this essay.
To begin, Torvald is very demeaning towards Nora. The pet names he uses for her are helpless woodland creatures such as “skylark” and “squirrel”. Torvald believes Nora is helpless and needs him to protect her. This shows that Torvald has a very sexist attitude and possibly thinks that woman can’t do anything. Furthermore, she is barred from taking any responsibility in the household except for taking care of the children. Because of the demeaning attitude of Torvald and the lack of any responsibility in the household, Nora feels like she is powerless and is being treated like a child.
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When Torvald reads the letter, he is shocked and very furious. He shouted, “Now you have destroyed all my happiness. You have ruined all my future… he can do what he likes with me, ask anything he likes of me, give me any orders he pleases…” His selfishness extends when he lacks concern to his wife’s fate, despite the fact that she committed a crime to save his life. Only after he is out of trouble, he talks to Nora in a sweet and loving way. This also adds to the sense that he is very controlling and believes that he is the most important.
In conclusion, all these reasons show why Nora was justified in leaving Torvald. In a house where Torvald is self-centered, demeaning, and doesn’t allow Nora to have an opinion of her own, Nora won’t be able to grow into a person that has freedom. In the end, in order to be Nora’s own person and not just a doll, she has to sacrifice the Helmer family and leave
To begin, Torvald is very demeaning towards Nora. The pet names he uses for her are helpless woodland creatures such as “skylark” and “squirrel”. Torvald believes Nora is helpless and needs him to protect her. This shows that Torvald has a very sexist attitude and possibly thinks that woman can’t do anything. Furthermore, she is barred from taking any responsibility in the household except for taking care of the children. Because of the demeaning attitude of Torvald and the lack of any responsibility in the household, Nora feels like she is powerless and is being treated like a child.
Moreover, their opinions on the duties of a woman vary. …show more content…
When Torvald reads the letter, he is shocked and very furious. He shouted, “Now you have destroyed all my happiness. You have ruined all my future… he can do what he likes with me, ask anything he likes of me, give me any orders he pleases…” His selfishness extends when he lacks concern to his wife’s fate, despite the fact that she committed a crime to save his life. Only after he is out of trouble, he talks to Nora in a sweet and loving way. This also adds to the sense that he is very controlling and believes that he is the most important.
In conclusion, all these reasons show why Nora was justified in leaving Torvald. In a house where Torvald is self-centered, demeaning, and doesn’t allow Nora to have an opinion of her own, Nora won’t be able to grow into a person that has freedom. In the end, in order to be Nora’s own person and not just a doll, she has to sacrifice the Helmer family and leave