Nora In A Doll's House

Every little girl dreams of having a big doll house and dolls to play with, but one will never dream of being the doll of the house. In the short play A Doll’s House Hendrik Ibsen portrays women as their husband’s playmates. The question is whether or not he gives women the role of a playmate tittle by introducing the main character Nora. Nora the mother and wife of the short story is portrayed as a doll because of the way she acts. She does everything her husband says and do not have a mind of her own. Nora soon shows where she can be portrayed as a strong independent woman. Nora also proves that she is able to make sacrifices a man will make for their family. Nora makes a very hard decision that will benefit her husband Torvald but in the …show more content…
She saw her chance and took it” (Chandler). Even though Nora did realize her chance and took it another person argues that she should have not left her children behind. To support this the opposition states, “Yes, fair enough she took her chance, but she has left her children behind, perhaps not to see them again. Regardless of how she was treated by her husband, she had a pretty comfortable life in comparison to other women who came from poorer classes” …show more content…
The individual believes that she is more treated as a child than a play toy. The individual states, “She's never in her life been treated like a reasoning, thinking adult. Her father and then her husband encouraged her to be a sweet, silly, adorable, childlike girl” (Chandler). Also stating that she is treated as a child the individual questions her motives by asking, “How can a child act anything but childishly? How can she be a good mother and teacher to her children when she isn't truly an adult?” (Chandler). In addition to Nora being treated as a child another opposer believes she was treated as a