Part 3: Men like Torvald in the 19th century weren’t subject to the same gender roles as women. They weren’t under the expectation that they would be pure, childish beings whose role was relegated to the household. Still, they had their own defined gender roles in society and marriage that were just as strict. These roles affected Torvald in a negative way as well, though the results of these negative effects were not the same as the results produced in Nora. Aside from being condescending to his wife, Torvald has other flaws connected to the society he grew up in. He is a proud man, much of whose pride is connected to his work and reputation. This can be most prominently seen in the confrontation between he and Nora over the revelation that
