“My sweet little dolly!” (12)
Nora is dancing with her daughter in front of the nurse showing her off. This quote insists that Nora is raising her daughter to have a life just like hers. She was raised being called a doll and treated like a doll her entire life and that is all she ever knew. So basically, Nora only payed attention to her children when she wanted to and when she was done she put them to the side.
“But our house has been nothing but a play-room. Here I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I used to be papa's doll-child. And the children, in their turn, have been my dolls. I thought it fun when you played with me, just as the children did when I played with them. That has been our marriage, Torvald.” (42)
Nora is now noticing that she should not be treated like a play thing and …show more content…
In their society women would never think about leaving their husband, but Nora is. She wants to be her own person and make her own decisions for herself, not have some man do it for her.
“I was your lark again, your doll, just as before- whom you would take twice as much care of in future, because she was so weak and fragile.”
Nora is trying to portray that Torvald thinks she is just a weak and able to do nothing women. Nora wants Torvald to realize that she knows how she is being treated is wrong and that she isn’t stupid, she knows he only cares or needs her when it’s convenient for him or when he gets something good out of it.
“No, to-day is Christmas Eve. It will depend upon yourself whether you have a merry Christmas.”
Krogstad is telling Nora that her fate is in his hands and if she doesn’t do what he says he will make sure her life is ruined. This shows that Krogstad had power over her just as an owner of a doll has power over the doll. Any man in their society was over a women and Krogstad is exemplifying this role and making it known he has complete power over her
Nora is dancing with her daughter in front of the nurse showing her off. This quote insists that Nora is raising her daughter to have a life just like hers. She was raised being called a doll and treated like a doll her entire life and that is all she ever knew. So basically, Nora only payed attention to her children when she wanted to and when she was done she put them to the side.
“But our house has been nothing but a play-room. Here I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I used to be papa's doll-child. And the children, in their turn, have been my dolls. I thought it fun when you played with me, just as the children did when I played with them. That has been our marriage, Torvald.” (42)
Nora is now noticing that she should not be treated like a play thing and …show more content…
In their society women would never think about leaving their husband, but Nora is. She wants to be her own person and make her own decisions for herself, not have some man do it for her.
“I was your lark again, your doll, just as before- whom you would take twice as much care of in future, because she was so weak and fragile.”
Nora is trying to portray that Torvald thinks she is just a weak and able to do nothing women. Nora wants Torvald to realize that she knows how she is being treated is wrong and that she isn’t stupid, she knows he only cares or needs her when it’s convenient for him or when he gets something good out of it.
“No, to-day is Christmas Eve. It will depend upon yourself whether you have a merry Christmas.”
Krogstad is telling Nora that her fate is in his hands and if she doesn’t do what he says he will make sure her life is ruined. This shows that Krogstad had power over her just as an owner of a doll has power over the doll. Any man in their society was over a women and Krogstad is exemplifying this role and making it known he has complete power over her